ResponsibilitiesWe 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 platformDesign 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 timelinesReview 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 challengesWrite 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 changesQualificationsAbility to facilitate architectural decision‑making and create technical roadmapsProven track record with feature flags, gradual rollouts,



and zero‑downtime deploymentsStrong hands‑on Golang coding skills – must write production‑quality codeExceptional technical writing and communication abilities for diverse audiencesProven experience architecting both large microservice environments (100+ services) and monolithic applicationsMentorship mindset and cost analysis capabilitiesInfrastructure & Operations: Working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), distributed systems patterns (Saga, circuit breakers, retries)Communication & Data: Protocol Buffers, g RPC, Web Sockets, Kafka event streaming, Postgre SQL (partitioning, replication, HA)Experience planning phased implementations and leading complex cross‑team projects8+ years building scalable distributed systems, with 3+ years in System/Platform Architect rolesScale: Experience with systems handling millions of requests/events per daySecurity & Authentication: OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, m TLS, data encryption, public key cryptography, zero‑trust architectureExperience with AI‑assisted workflows, particularly in system analysis and hunting for inconsistencies and corner casesCommunity: Open source contributions, conference speaking, technical writingCloud & Compliance: AWS/GCP/Azure expertise, PCI‑DSS, HIPAA, SOC2Extended Infrastructure: Service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), No SQL databases, Redis clustering, stream processing (Flink, Spark)Advanced Security: Key Management Systems (HSM, AWS KMS), Secrets Management (Vault), specific crypto algorithmsAdditional Languages: Ruby, Rust, Python, Java, C++, Kotlin‑multiplatformBenefitsFlexible Working Arrangements: We maintain a hybrid remote work model and provide everyone with best of breed technology tools that enable them to work anywhere, anytime.Great Employee Benefits: Such as an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Health Insurance, Referral Bonuses, and Workato Stock Options, tailored to the countries that our employees are based in.Professional Development Opportunities: We support individual career ambitions, and set aside training programs and budgets they can tap on to upgrade both soft and hard skills.Recreation Time: From virtual game nights to fitness sessions, there’s always time for a little fun on the calendars.Dedicated Wellness: We make it a point to dedicate time to pause, recharge and get to know each other better.

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Go And Rust, Engine) (Madrid)
🏢 Workato
📍 Madrid