Job description
Join LATAM’s Most Talented Team
Who We Are
We are a global IT service company based in Uruguay, serving humans like humans. Our main focus is on providing staffing and delivery team services to companies seeking a strategic partner for their products and services. Our mission is to revolutionize people’s lives through work, individually improving their world and our ecosystem.
In 2019, 2020, and 2021, we received the award for being one of the best B2B development companies in Latin America by Clutch, and we are ranked number 10 on the list of companies in Argentina by The Manifest. We are also verified as a service provider in Latin America by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) and partners with CUTI.
Right now, we are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to join our team!
About Your Role
As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will help define the technical vision and provide hands-on development and guidance for high-performance middleware APIs and backend services. These systems support search and personalization functions and must handle thousands of requests per second.
This is a hands-on position that also emphasizes mentorship, technical leadership, and collaboration across agile teams including engineering, data, machine learning, and DevOps professionals. You will be deeply involved in feature development, architecture, cloud-native solutions (AWS and GCP), and integrating systems into a unified digital ecosystem.
Responsibilities Include
- Architect and develop high-performance middleware APIs and backend services using Java with Spring Boot, Golang, and Python.
- Ensure these systems handle thousands of requests per second for search and personalization features.
- Lead feature development from design through deployment and monitoring.
- Promote engineering best practices, team collaboration, and a culture of innovation.
- Work with cross-functional teams to align technology solutions with business needs.
- Optimize systems using AWS services (EKS, ECS, Lambda, Elasticache, Aurora/RDS, OpenSearch, Step Functions) and GCP services (Pub/Sub, GKE, Cloud SQL, Spanner).
- Define technical roadmaps that emphasize performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Contribute to a positive and inclusive team culture grounded in mutual respect.
- Champion code quality, agile methodologies, and system design excellence.
Required Skills and Experience
- 12+ years of software development experience, including 7+ years building scalable middleware APIs and backend systems.
- 5+ years of experience in technical leadership roles.
- Expertise in Java with Spring Boot, Golang, and Python for high-performance applications.
- 4+ years working with containerized applications using Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes or ECS.
- Solid hands-on experience with AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, Elasticache, Aurora/RDS, SQS, SNS, Step Functions).
- Experience with GCP services like Pub/Sub, GKE, Cloud SQL, and Spanner.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience).
Additional Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven experience leading architecture for high-traffic services (thousands of RPS, millions of MAUs).
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or vanilla).
- Familiarity with Apache Spark and PySpark for large-scale data processing.
- Experience with Django and Golang is a plus.
- Experience integrating with Web3 environments is a plus.
What We Offer
- Competitive salaries throughout LATAM (USD).
- Work 100% remotely from anywhere in LATAM.
- Join a team with exciting challenges and growth opportunities.
Fair Decisions, Free of Bias
We guarantee a recruitment process based on skills, qualifications, and experience. All candidates will be evaluated solely on their abilities, ensuring fairness and avoiding discrimination of any kind.
Apply and Start Now!
Be a part of a company that values innovation, talent, and collaboration. Take the next step in your career as a Lead Backend Engineer!
