Senior Go Engineer (AI Lab)

Workato; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dynamic work environment

Employee benefits program

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Singapore is seeking a Senior Go Engineer to develop critical features for their platform, focusing on AI chatbot dispatching. The role involves building high-performance components, ensuring system scalability, and collaborating closely with AI teams. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience, strong skills in Go, and an understanding of distributed systems. The position allows for remote work and offers a vibrant company culture emphasizing innovation and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Strong experience with Go language at backend (4+ years).
• Good understanding of large web applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop mission-critical features for the Workato platform.
• Collaborate closely with the AI team for innovative features.
• Work with Infra and SRE teams for high availability.

Skills

Go language backend

Debugging skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Distributed systems

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related subject

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS/Azure/Google Cloud

Ruby on Rails

Job description

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real‑time, driving efficiency and agility.

Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today’s fast‑changing world.

Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust‑oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.

But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self‑care. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.

You will join the Workato AI Lab, which partners with industry leaders, public sector organizations, and academic institutions to build real‑world AI solutions. Join our multidisciplinary team as we pioneer next‑generation AI innovation for Asia’s top enterprises. From driving agentic orchestration to building robust AI governance frameworks, your work will shape the future of intelligent automation for leading organizations across the region.

We seek an exceptional Senior Go Engineer to join the Workato Genie team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing mission‑critical features and services for the Workato platform, including AI chatbot dispatching and balancing synchronous and asynchronous AI execution. You will also be accountable to:

• Build high‑performance gateways and routing components
• Build server‑side infrastructure for logging and monitoring
• Work closely with Infra and SRE teams to ensure high availability and scalability requirements are addressed
• Collaborate closely with the AI team to design and implement innovative features for a new AI assistant, ensuring cutting‑edge performance and user experience
• Contribute at all phases of the development lifecycle
• Evaluate and propose improvements to the existing system
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Strong experience with Go language at backend (4+ years)
• Excellent debugging, analytical, problem‑solving, and social skills
• Good understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.
• Experience with building and scaling distributed, highly available systems
• Experience in Ruby on Rails is a plus
• Contributions to open‑source projects are a big plus
• Understanding of possible bottlenecks in a codebase and general solutions
• At least basic knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and configuration

Optional Requirements

• Experience with Docker and other isolation technologies
• Experience with Redis‑based caching
• Experience with public cloud infrastructure providers (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)
• Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc.)
• Experience with third‑party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing, etc.)

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones
• Spoken English (at a level enough to pass technical interviews and work with colleagues)
• Open to new technologies and willing to experiment
• Full‑cycle product feature delivery mindset (from design to production and maintenance)