About the role
About Workato Workato 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. To learn more, visit www.workato.com
Why join us? 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. If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you! Also, feel free to check out why: 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 world Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers
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. In this role, y ou will also be responsible to: Architecture & Design 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 Architectural Governance & Collaboration 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 Documentation & Planning 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
