Senior Java Engineer (CDC and Data Integration)

Workato — Barcelona, ES
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About Workato

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real-time, driving efficiency and agility. Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today's fast-changing world. Learn how Workato helps businesses of all sizes achieve more at 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!

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Senior Java Engineer with experience building CDC tools to join our growing Data Integration team. In this role, you will be collaborating with Product Management, CCE, and Infrastructure teams to deliver Data Integration features.

Ongoing Projects:

  • Data pipelines (ETL/ELT use cases)
  • CDC triggers (database change tracking)
  • Data orchestration
  • Data Insights (analytics and anomaly detection).

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement ELT, data ingestion, and orchestration components.
  • Optimize CDC processes for high availability, scalability, and low latency.
  • Work with DBA and Infrastructure teams to improve backend reliability and troubleshoot production issues.
  • Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.
  • Perform code and architecture reviews.
  • Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and cross-team communication.
  • Write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
  • Establish long-term strategy for feature and performance testing.
  • Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications.

About the Candidate (Expectations and Nice to Have Skills)

Technical Skills:

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject.
  • 10+ years of industry experience.
  • Strong knowledge of RDBMs internals, including data types, storage, transactions, replication, etc.
  • Experience in building, deploying and troubleshooting production-grade replication/change data capture (CDC) tools.
  • Proficiency with Core Java.
  • Broad experience with large-scale Relational Databases, SQL and JDBC.
  • Ability to analyze database capabilities and identify optimal CDC strategies.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for handling data inconsistencies, failures, and replication lags.

Optional Requirements:

  • Experience of working with Docker and other isolation technologies.
  • Understanding of data encryption, security, and compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
  • Experience with real-time data streaming using Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, or Spark.
  • Experience of working with Kubernetes and public cloud infrastructure providers.
  • Experience with automated performance testing is a plus.
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