Software Engineer - AI Agent Platforms

Workato

San Francisco, CASoftware Engineer$140k–$205kPosted May 23, 2026

&lt;div class=&quot;content-intro&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Workato&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p&gt;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 &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workato.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.workato.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why join us?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;. We are driven by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;innovation &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;and looking for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt; team players &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;who want to actively build our company.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;But, we also believe in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;balancing productivity with self-care&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workato.com/careers&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;along with a multitude of benefits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Also, feel free to check out why:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.businessinsider.com/47-enterprise-startups-to-bet-your-career-on-in-2020-2019-12&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Business Insider&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#a57477b5f941&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Forbes’ Cloud 100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/fast500-winners.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Deloitte Tech Fast 500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://qz.com/work/2053446/the-best-companies-for-working-from-home/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Quartz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2 class=&quot;PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer&quot; data-section-id=&quot;r8dte7&quot; data-start=&quot;304&quot; data-end=&quot;323&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Responsibilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p data-start=&quot;325&quot; data-end=&quot;673&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;We&#39;re looking for a talented &lt;strong data-start=&quot;354&quot; data-end=&quot;375&quot;&gt;Software Engineer&lt;/strong&gt; to help build the distributed backend that powers our AI agent platform and the developer-facing products around it. You&#39;ll work on the event-driven services, real-time integrations, and APIs that enable agents to reliably perform real work while contributing to systems designed to scale rapidly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start=&quot;675&quot; data-end=&quot;698&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;In this role, you will:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-start=&quot;700&quot; data-end=&quot;1551&quot;&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;tdf3t&quot; data-start=&quot;700&quot; data-end=&quot;801&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Build and enhance scalable backend services that process work reliably in distributed environments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1sznzy9&quot; data-start=&quot;802&quot; data-end=&quot;911&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Develop developer-facing APIs, integrations, and tooling, including real-time services, gateways, and CLIs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1f31k0d&quot; data-start=&quot;912&quot; data-end=&quot;1019&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Integrate LLMs and agentic workflows into production applications under the guidance of senior engineers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;118u1tr&quot; data-start=&quot;1020&quot; data-end=&quot;1166&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Contribute across the full software development lifecycle—from implementation and testing to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;gbep63&quot; data-start=&quot;1167&quot; data-end=&quot;1304&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code while participating in thoughtful code reviews and collaborative engineering practices.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1nl4d55&quot; data-start=&quot;1305&quot; data-end=&quot;1414&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Troubleshoot production issues, improve system reliability, and optimize performance as our platform grows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;avvq9x&quot; data-start=&quot;1415&quot; data-end=&quot;1551&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, AI researchers, and fellow engineers to deliver high-quality developer products.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h2 data-section-id=&quot;htanpl&quot; data-start=&quot;1558&quot; data-end=&quot;1573&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Requirements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h3 data-section-id=&quot;1n8ql3f&quot; data-start=&quot;1575&quot; data-end=&quot;1625&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;ul data-start=&quot;1627&quot; data-end=&quot;2726&quot;&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;f75ywd&quot; data-start=&quot;1627&quot; data-end=&quot;1736&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;1629&quot; data-end=&quot;1641&quot;&gt;3+ years&lt;/strong&gt; of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production applications.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;dp15u5&quot; data-start=&quot;1737&quot; data-end=&quot;1878&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Strong proficiency in &lt;strong data-start=&quot;1761&quot; data-end=&quot;1771&quot;&gt;Python&lt;/strong&gt; or another modern programming language, with experience writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1rnqak5&quot; data-start=&quot;1879&quot; data-end=&quot;2025&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Solid understanding of backend software engineering fundamentals, including APIs, data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems concepts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1u3ycb2&quot; data-start=&quot;2026&quot; data-end=&quot;2107&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Experience building backend services or APIs, preferably in cloud environments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;neoml7&quot; data-start=&quot;2108&quot; data-end=&quot;2222&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Familiarity with event-driven architectures, messaging systems, streaming, or asynchronous processing is a plus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1xkjex4&quot; data-start=&quot;2223&quot; data-end=&quot;2397&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Experience deploying or supporting applications in cloud environments (AWS preferred) and exposure to Kubernetes, containers, or modern infrastructure tooling is desirable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1prin9n&quot; data-start=&quot;2398&quot; data-end=&quot;2497&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Experience with observability tools, logging, metrics, or debugging production systems is a plus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;iys61o&quot; data-start=&quot;2498&quot; data-end=&quot;2629&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Experience building or supporting developer-facing products such as APIs, SDKs, CLIs, or developer platforms is highly desirable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;ilbh95&quot; data-start=&quot;2630&quot; data-end=&quot;2726&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Hands-on experience with LLMs, AI applications, RAG, MCP, or agentic systems is a strong plus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p data-start=&quot;2728&quot; data-end=&quot;2925&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;2728&quot; data-end=&quot;2742&quot;&gt;Our Stack:&lt;/strong&gt; Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, AWS. You don&#39;t need experience with every technology—we&#39;re looking for engineers who learn quickly and enjoy working across new technologies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start=&quot;2728&quot; data-end=&quot;2925&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-start=&quot;2975&quot; data-end=&quot;3635&quot;&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;a079pq&quot; data-start=&quot;2975&quot; data-end=&quot;3103&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Demonstrates ownership by taking features from implementation through delivery while collaborating effectively with teammates.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;13hdae9&quot; data-start=&quot;3104&quot; data-end=&quot;3193&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Strong problem-solving skills with an interest in building reliable, scalable software.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;9r86sh&quot; data-start=&quot;3194&quot; data-end=&quot;3295&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Product-minded and curious about how technical decisions impact developer experience and end users.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;12mb2ou&quot; data-start=&quot;3296&quot; data-end=&quot;3371&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1qdcfnj&quot; data-start=&quot;3372&quot; data-end=&quot;3500&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;AI-native—uses modern AI development tools (such as Claude Code or similar) to improve productivity and engineering workflows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot; data-section-id=&quot;1uvbm1q&quot; data-start=&quot;3501&quot; data-end=&quot;3635&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;