Staff Software Engineer, MCP & Developer Platform

Workato is a leader in enterprise orchestration, helping businesses streamline operations through its AI-powered platform. The Staff Software Engineer will focus on ecosystem contribution, enhancing developer experience, maintaining open-source MCP servers, and engaging with the MCP community.

Responsibilities:

• Thinking deeply about the end user as much as you consider what makes a great developer experience
• Contributions to the MCP specification and reference implementations
• Building and maintaining open-source MCP servers and tooling
• Participating actively in community discussions, helping others solve problems, and sharing what you learn
• An Ability and Eagerness to represent Workato as a constructive, technically credible voice in the MCP community

Requirements:

• 5–7+ years of professional software development experience with a proven track record of shipping high-quality products
• Active, visible contributor to the MCP ecosystem
• Strong software engineering skills in Python or TypeScript, with comfort across multiple languages
• Existing relationships within the MCP community
• Proven track record of publicly writing, discussing, reviewing, and helping
• Experience shipping products, creating kits, understanding developer tools, and/or managing teams
• Contributions to the MCP spec or official repositories
• Experience with enterprise integration challenges
• Track record of sustained open source contribution
• Adaptable, proactive, and creative—comfortable working in a dynamic, startup-like environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset