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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Backend Engineer (GO, API Getaways) - **Company:** Workato - **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Proxy Servers, Server Applications, Application Layers, Microsoft Azure, Batch Processing, Cloud Computing, Profiling, Code Review, Computer Networks, Databases, Software Design Documents, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Key Management, Message Broker, Redis, Ruby, Software Engineering, System Programming, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), WebSocket, Load Balancing, Large Language Models, Zapier, Caching, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Live Streaming, Api Gateway, Docker - **Published:** June 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=93713c2c3e9d3707 ## About the Role Do you have experience in gRPC?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * 10+ years of professional software engineering experience * 5+ years of hands-on backend development in Go, with strong command of concurrency patterns, performance profiling, and idiomatic design * Deep understanding of Go internals: scheduler, garbage collector, memory model, and runtime behavior under load * Strong systems programming foundation: understanding of how things work below the application layer * Deep network knowledge: TCP connection lifecycle, TLS/mTLS handshake and termination, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 (QUIC), WebSocket, SSE * Applied cryptography: symmetric/asymmetric encryption, certificate chains of trust, key management, signing and verification * Proven track record of designing and scaling distributed, highly available systems * Solid understanding of large-scale web infrastructure: load balancers, reverse proxies, application servers, databases, message brokers, caching layers, and observability stacks * Experience authoring system/architecture design documents and leading technical reviews * Ability to identify bottlenecks at both the code level and the system level, and propose pragmatic solutions * Working knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and deployment patterns * BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated experience, * Reading-level familiarity with Ruby (on Rails) - the Workato platform core is Ruby-based and owned by other teams, but integration points require the ability to navigate and understand existing code * Familiarity with AI/LLM serving infrastructure: model proxying, token metering, streaming protocols * Experience with Docker, container orchestration, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) * Experience with Redis-based caching and pub/sub patterns * Exposure to API gateway or service mesh internals (e.g., Envoy, Kong, custom proxies) * Integration with third-party REST/gRPC APIs at scale (throttling, retries, circuit breaking, batch processing) * Contributions to open-source projects, * Comfortable working in a globally distributed team across multiple timezones (the team spans Singapore, Europe, and the US) * Strong written and spoken English - sufficient for design discussions, code reviews, and cross-team collaboration * Full-cycle product delivery mindset: from problem framing through production and maintenance * Open to experimentation; pragmatic about adopting new technologies ## Description * Design, build, and operate high-performance gateway and routing components in Go * Own technical direction for your area: author design documents, lead architectural reviews, evaluate trade-offs, and drive decisions to conclusion * Build and evolve infrastructure for authentication, caching, rate limiting, request queuing, and traffic shaping * Collaborate with SRE, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to meet availability, scalability, and observability requirements * Stay current with relevant technologies, protocols, and industry patterns; present findings and proposals for architectural review * Deliver features end-to-end: from design through production rollout and ongoing maintenance ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Empowering Thousands of Developers: Our Journey to an Internal Developer Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1519-empowering-thousands-of-developers-our-journey-to-an-internal-developer-platform) - [Coroutine explained yet again 60 years later](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/690-coroutine-explained-yet-again-60-years-later) - [100 million days in Vienna: A story of APIs & AI in tourism.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/93-100-million-days-in-vienna-a-story-of-apis-ai-in-tourism) ## Related Articles - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Backend Developer Salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/196-backend-developer-salary-in-germany-2023) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)