Descripción de la oferta
About WorkatoWorkato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform.Compruebe que cumple con los requisitos de habilidades para este puesto, así como con la experiencia asociada, y luego envíe su CV a continuación.A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500, Workato’s cloud-native architecture connects every application, data source, and process to power real-time orchestration at scale.With enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core, Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business.To learn more, visit Why join us?Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles.We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company. But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care.That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives. If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application.We look forward to getting to know you!Also, feel free to check out why:Business Insider named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”Forbes’ Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the worldDeloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North AmericaQuartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workersResponsibilitiesWe are looking for an exceptional System Architect to lead the design and evolution of our platform architecture.This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise in building secure, scalable, and cost-efficient systems.You will be responsible for critical architectural decisions affecting system performance, security, reliability, and modularity across our entire platform.In this role, you will also be responsible to:Architecture & DesignDesign microservices and platform features from concept to production-ready specificationsCreate technical designs for complex system components and develop proof-of-concepts in GolangArchitect secure, fault-tolerant systems with automated failover, circuit breakers, and end-to-end encryptionAnalyze existing system architecture to understand current implementations and plan gradual replacement of legacy componentsPlan implementation phases, migration strategies, and feature deprecation timelinesArchitectural Governance & CollaborationReview and approve architectural designs from engineering teams with detailed feedbackLead architecture review sessions and facilitate technical decision-making across teamsPartner with Product Managers, Dev Leads, Security, SRE and Infrastructure teams to establish platform-wide standardsLead threat modeling exercises and drive technical consensus for platform-wide initiativesMentor engineers on architectural best practices and resolve complex technical challengesDocumentation & PlanningWrite comprehensive technical documentation including ADRs, design documents, runbooks, and API specificationsCreate visual system diagrams and research technical solutions from diverse sourcesDesign zero-downtime migration strategies and define acceptance criteria for architectural changesRequirementsQualifications / Experience / Technical Skills8+ years building scalable distributed systems, with 3+ years in System/Platform Architect rolesProven experience architecting both large microservice environments (100+ services) and monolithic applicationsStrong hands-on Golang coding skills- must write production-quality codeCommunication & Data: Protocol Buffers, gRPC, WebSockets, Kafka event streaming, PostgreSQL (partitioning, replication, HA)Security & Authentication: OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, xkdbapo mTLS, data encryption, public key cryptography, zero-trust architectureInfrastructure & Operations: Working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), distributed systems patterns (Saga, circuit breakers, retries)Scale: Experience with systems handling millions of requests/events per dayExceptional technical writing and communication abilities for diverse audiencesExperience planning phased implementations and leading complex cross-team projectsProven track record with feature flags, gradual rollouts, and zero-downtime deploymentsAbility to facilitate architectural decision-making and create technical roadmapsMentorship mindset and cost analysis capabilitiesExperience with AI-assisted workflows, particularly in system analysis and hunting for inconsistencies and corner cases.Nice to HaveAdditional Languages: Ruby, Rust, Python, Java, C++, Kotlin-multiplatformAdvanced Security: Key Management Systems (HSM, AWS KMS), Secrets Management (Vault), specific crypto algorithmsExtended Infrastructure: Service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), NoSQL databases, Redis clustering, stream processing (Flink, Spark)Cloud & Compliance: AWS/GCP/Azure expertise, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC2Community: Open source contributions, conference speaking, technical writing(REQ ID: 2885)
