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. 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. 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 Staff Backend Developer (Ruby/Go) to join our growing Engine team. There are various aspects to it: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption. In this role, you will also be responsible to:We also consider strong Ruby-only candidates, as well as Golang-only candidates who are open to learning new languages.Be a key contributor to the architecture and design of distributed applications with strict requirements for performance and resilience. Build/extend/troubleshoot/fix complex heterogeneous Golang/Ruby applications, as well as small self-contained Golang microservices.Write well-designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and Golang.



Integration of data storage solutions Postgres/S3/Redis/Kafka/ClickHouse etc.Work with other teams on shared projects.Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization.RequirementsQualifications / Experience / Technical SkillsStrong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (7+ years).Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.Excellent understanding of network protocols and stacks.Excellent understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL.Knowledge of all common basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must.Multilingual programming experience: our code base is primarily in Ruby, with a trend to migrate to GOlang and Rust. At least basic understanding of cloud deployments (k8s, Terraform, ArgoCD)Experience of working with public cloud infrastructure providers(AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).Excellent debugging, analytical, problem solving, and social skills.BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience.Soft Skills / Personal CharacteristicsBackground in GOlang, Rust, WASM, Kotlin-multiplatform.Background in network programming.Background in application, data security.Experience of working with Docker and other isolation technologies.Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc).Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines is a plus.Soft Skills / Personal CharacteristicsAbility to technically lead projects. Work with requirements, cost analysis.Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones.(

📌 Staff Software Engineer (Ruby or GOlang) (Barcelona)
🏢 Workato
📍 Barcelona