Responsibilities

We 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
Design microservices and platform features from concept to production‑ready specifications
Create technical designs for complex system components and develop proof‑of‑concepts in Golang
Architect secure, fault‑tolerant systems with automated failover, circuit breakers, and end‑to‑end encryption
Analyze existing system architecture to understand current implementations and plan gradual replacement of legacy components
Plan implementation phases, migration strategies, and feature deprecation timelines
Review and approve architectural designs from engineering teams with detailed feedback
Lead architecture review sessions and facilitate technical decision‑making across teams




Partner with Product Managers, Dev Leads, Security, SRE and Infrastructure teams to establish platform‑wide standards
Lead threat modeling exercises and drive technical consensus for platform‑wide initiatives
Mentor engineers on architectural best practices and resolve complex technical challenges
Write comprehensive technical documentation including ADRs, design documents, runbooks, and API specifications
Create visual system diagrams and research technical solutions from diverse sources
Design zero‑downtime migration strategies and define acceptance criteria for architectural changes

Qualifications

Ability to facilitate architectural decision‑making and create technical roadmaps
Proven track record with feature flags, gradual rollouts, and zero‑downtime deployments
Strong hands‑on Golang coding skills – must write production‑quality code
Exceptional technical writing and communication abilities for

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Workato
📍 Madrid