Staff Software Engineer (Ruby or GOlang)
WorkatoIntelligent Automation company
Amsterdam, NetherlandsLead
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About the role
TL;DR
Staff Backend Developer to build and maintain Workato's core runtime engine.
- •Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform.
- •This role is on the Engine team, which develops and maintains Workato Recipe runtime, focusing on performance, scaling, storage, durability, and concurrency.
- •Key Responsibilities Contribute to the architecture and design of distributed applications with strict performance and resilience requirements.
- •Build/extend/troubleshoot/fix complex Golang/Ruby applications and microservices.
- •Write well-designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and Golang.
- •Integrate data storage solutions like Postgres, S3, Redis, Kafka, and ClickHouse.
- •Provide technical leadership and collaborate with other teams on shared projects.
- •Requirements 7+ years of experience building scalable distributed backend applications.
- •Excellent understanding of distributed systems patterns, algorithms, and network protocols.
- •Proficiency in at least two programming languages, with a strong preference for Ruby and/or Go.
- •Experience with databases (Postgres/S3/Redis/Kafka/ClickHouse) and cloud deployments (k8s, Terraform, ArgoCD).
- •BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject.
Required skills
RubyGoPostgreSQLRedisKubernetesTerraformAWSGoogle CloudAzureREST APIMicroservices
Nice-to-have skills
RustS3ArgoCD
Tech stack
RubyGoRustPostgreSQLS3RedisKubernetesTerraformArgoCDAWSAzureGoogle CloudREST API