Staff Backend Engineer (Ruby/Go) - Remote

Workato; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Workato is seeking an exceptional Staff Backend Developer (Ruby/Go) to join the Engine team. You will contribute to the Recipe runtime, handling DSL, events, webhooks, and job execution with a focus on performance, scalability, durability, and security.

You will build and extend complex Ruby and Golang applications, work across distributed systems, and collaborate with teams on shared projects while mentoring others and driving architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in building scalable distributed backend applications.
• Experience with distributed systems patterns and algorithms.
• Experience with large web applications components (databases, load balancers, app servers, message brokers, caching).
• Knowledge of cloud deployments (Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD).
• Experience with AWS/Azure/Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build and maintain the Workato Recipe runtime (Ruby/Go).
• Contribute to architecture of distributed systems with performance and resilience focus.
• Develop and troubleshoot complex Ruby and Go services and microservices.
• Integrate data storage solutions (PostgreSQL, S3, Redis, Kafka, ClickHouse).
• Participate in all phases of the development lifecycle and perform code reviews.
• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with other teams on shared projects.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose improvements to existing systems.

Skills

Distributed backend

Distributed systems

Ruby

Go (Golang)

Rust

Kubernetes

Terraform

Cloud platforms

Databases

Algorithms

Debugging

Code reviews

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

S3

Redis

Kafka

ClickHouse

Docker

Job description

Workato is seeking an exceptional Staff Backend Developer (Ruby/Go) to join the Engine team. You will contribute to the Recipe runtime, handling DSL, events, webhooks, and job execution with a focus on performance, scalability, durability, and security.

You will build and extend complex Ruby and Golang applications, work across distributed systems, and collaborate with teams on shared projects while mentoring others and driving architectural decisions.