Senior Backend Engineer

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential fintech organization operating across multiple global markets. Our talent team is currently seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Mexico-based engineering organization. This role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale consumer financial products that serve millions of users worldwide.

As a remote-first company with a truly global footprint, our client values technical excellence and the ability to build robust, scalable infrastructure that powers mission-critical financial services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services, APIs, and data integration layers that power key product features
• Review design documents, perform code reviews, and weigh in on implementation choices from other technical teams
• Write clean, efficient, and easily maintainable code, strictly adhering to established coding standards and best practices
• Enhance overall code quality, performance, and security by participating in thorough code reviews
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries to guarantee high performance and system reliability
• Contribute to the testing infrastructure to increase code coverage for backend modules
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues quickly and effectively across both development and production environments
• Advance monitoring and alerting capabilities of backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using Java, Kotlin, and/or Scala, including exposure to a web framework like Spring
• Proven track record developing and launching large-scale consumer applications with backend on cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) using microservices architecture paradigms
• Proven problem-solving abilities and a strong drive for independent learning and work
• Expert knowledge in REST API design and development for mobile/web use
• Expert knowledge in architecture and system design
• Expert proficiency in Agile development processes

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to containerization technologies, such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Familiarity with MariaDB
• Familiarity with Kafka
• Familiarity with production monitoring tools, including logging (e.g., SumoLogic, Kibana), basic APM (Application Performance Monitoring) tools, and observability frameworks such as OpenTelemetry

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruitment team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening to understand your experience and career goals. If there's a strong match, we will submit your candidacy to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all applications must be coordinated through our team to be considered.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive with market rates for senior backend engineering roles in Mexico.

Equal Opportunity

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