- 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
Benefits
- Adaptable 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 O

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Barcelona)
🏢 Workato
📍 Barcelona