Senior Backend Engineer (GO, API Getaways)
Core
Design, build, and operate high-performance gateway and routing components for Workato's API management, AI Gateway, and MCP Gateway infrastructure.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Go)
Builds
API management, gateway, and routing infrastructure for external consumers and platform core services
Domain
Enterprise iPaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go (concurrency, profiling, idiomatic design), Systems programming, Network protocols (TCP, TLS, HTTP/1.1/2/3, WebSocket, SSE), Cryptography, Distributed systems design, Web infrastructure (load balancers, proxies, databases, message brokers, caching), Kubernetes, Architecture design documentation
Preferred skills
Ruby (Rails), AI/LLM serving infrastructure, Docker, Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Redis, Service mesh internals (Envoy, Kong), REST/gRPC integration, Open-source contributions
Technologies
Go, Kubernetes, Redis, AWS, Azure, GCP, Envoy, Kong, TCP, TLS, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket, SSE
Responsibilities
Design and build high-performance gateway components; Own technical direction and architectural reviews; Build infrastructure for auth, caching, rate limiting, and traffic shaping; Collaborate with SRE and Platform teams; Present architectural proposals; Deliver features end-to-end from design to production
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC