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Workato · 1 day ago

Staff Infrastructure Engineer (Core Infra)

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity, leading in enterprise orchestration to help businesses streamline operations. The Staff Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for the architecture, scalability, and reliability of Workato’s distributed cloud platform, collaborating with teams to design and optimize secure systems.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain a global, distributed, and resilient cloud infrastructure
Collaborate with US-based engineering teams to plan and deliver complex platform initiatives
Patch and optimize open-source components for performance and security
Develop low-level internal services using Linux syscalls and networking primitives
Manage and provision AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes
Write and maintain Kubernetes manifests and deployment configurations for critical workloads
Improve and maintain CI/CD pipelines for scalable and secure component delivery
Tune Linux systems and open-source software for high performance and hardened security
Build internal tools to streamline engineering workflows and operational automation
Participate in architecture reviews, incident response, and performance analysis to ensure system reliability
Coordinate cross-team projects, ensuring smooth collaboration on shared goals
Collaborate with management to align engineering goals with company objectives
Perform a Tech Leader role for a group of engineers (planning, reporting, technical leading)
Support the professional growth of other engineers by sharing knowledge and mentoring them

Qualification

Cloud infrastructureDistributed systemsLinux internalsAWSTerraformKubernetesNetwork securityCI/CD workflowsGolangKafkaPostgreSQLRedisClickHouseGrafanaVictoriaMetricsVaultAnalytical skillsTroubleshooting skillsTechnical leadershipMentoringCommunication skills

Required

10+ years of experience in infrastructure or systems engineering roles
Proven expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures
Strong understanding of Linux internals, including networking and system-level performance tuning
Experience operating infrastructure on AWS at scale
Proficiency with Terraform, Kubernetes
Solid understanding of network security and cloud security best practices
Hands-on experience optimizing CI/CD workflows and automating deployments
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
Experience mentoring and developing engineers, fostering professional growth, and promoting knowledge sharing across teams
Experience working as a technical leader - planning, reporting, and guiding engineering efforts within a team

Preferred

Experience with Golang for tooling or internal services
Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or similar technologies
Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or VictoriaMetrics
Understanding of Vault or other secrets management systems
Contributions to or maintenance of open-source infrastructure projects

Benefits

Health insurance
Paid time off
401(k) plan

Company

Workato is an automation and orchestration platform designed to connect applications, data sources, and workflows across an organization.

H1B Sponsorship

Workato has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (10)
2024 (2)
2023 (7)
2022 (12)
2021 (6)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$415M
Key Investors
Digital Industry SingaporeBattery VenturesRedpoint
2025-11-07Grant
2021-11-10Series E· $200M
2021-01-12Series D· $110M

Leadership Team

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Vijay Tella
Co-founder and CEO
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Adam Seligman
Chief Technology Officer and GM
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