System Architect (Rust)

<div class="content-intro"><h1><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About Workato</strong></span></h1> <p>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 <span><a href="http://www.workato.com" target="_blank">www.workato.com</a></span></p> <h1><strong>Why join us?</strong></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a </span><strong>flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We are driven by </span><strong>innovation </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">and looking for</span><strong> team players </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">who want to actively build our company.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, we also believe in </span><strong>balancing productivity with self-care</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment </span><a href="http://www.workato.com/careers"><span style="font-weight: 400;">along with a multitude of benefits</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, feel free to check out why:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/47-enterprise-startups-to-bet-your-career-on-in-2020-2019-12"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Business Insider</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”</span></p> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#a57477b5f941"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forbes’ Cloud 100</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world</span></p> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/fast500-winners.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deloitte Tech Fast 500</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://qz.com/work/2053446/the-best-companies-for-working-from-home/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Quartz</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers</span></p> </li> </ul></div><h1><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h1> <p>Engine team owns three components used company-wide: Workato Expression Language (our original mini-language for data transformation in recipes), Data Mapper (a new, UI-oriented mapping and format-transformation component), and Decision Engine (a rules component, currently static-only, being expanded to support formulas).&nbsp;The stack is a Rust core with WASM sandboxing per component, with bindings into Ruby and GO.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this role, y</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ou will also be responsible to:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p>Design and build core language and runtime features across the Expression Language, Data Mapper, and Decision Engine.</p> </li> <li> <p>Own and extend the Rust core, embedding it as a native component inside Ruby and Go services via FFI bindings.</p> </li> <li> <p>Help expand Decision Engine from static rules to support formulas.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to WASM sandboxing so each component runs safely isolated from the others.</p> </li> <li> <p>Partner closely with Product and with the AI team on what these components need to expose.</p> </li> </ul> <h1><strong>Requirements</strong></h1> <h3><strong>Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Deep, hands-on Rust experience at a systems/backend level.</p> </li> <li> <p>Working competence in Go - real production ability, though not necessarily your primary language.</p> </li> <li> <p>Proven experience embedding Rust as a library or native extension inside another language's runtime (e.g. Rust-in-Ruby, Rust-in-Go).</p> </li> <li> <p>Strong algorithms and data-structures fundamentals (sorting, trees, data processing).</p> </li> <li> <p>Comfort operating without a fixed process methodology, in a deadline-driven, cross-team environment.</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience with AI-assisted workflows, particularly in system analysis and hunting for inconsistencies and corner cases.</p> </li> <li> <p>Scale: Experience with systems handling millions of requests/events per day.</p> </li> <li> <p>Exceptional technical writing and communication abilities for diverse audiences.</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience planning phased implementations and leading complex cross-team projects.</p> </li> <li> <p>Proven track record with feature flags, gradual rollouts, and zero-downtime deployments.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to facilitate architectural decision-making and create technical roadmaps.</p> </li> <li> <p>Mentorship mindset and cost analysis capabilities.</p> </li> </ul> <h3><strong>Nice to Have</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Compiler engineering experience - a strong plus.</p> </li> <li> <p>WASM/sandboxing experience (Wasmtime, Wasmer, WASI, or similar).</p> </li> <li> <p>Familiarity with data-format standards/RFCs (JSON, Unicode).</p> </li> <li> <p>Awareness of project-cycle practices (Scrum/waterfall) and testing discipline.</p> </li> <li> <p>Community: open source contributions, conference speaking, technical writing.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>(REQ ID: 2885)</strong></p>

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