Sr. Backend Engineer - LATAM
Summary
Designs, develops, and maintains cloud-native Java microservices for fintech payment systems, focusing on scalability, security, and compliance while leading architectural decisions and mentoring engineers.
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior/Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in Java, Microservices, Backend Systems, AI-enabled platforms, Risk & Compliance solutions, and large-scale distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing, developing, and supporting cloud-native applications, with experience in payment processing systems and modern test automation frameworks. This role requires technical leadership, architectural ownership, and a passion for building secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise applications.
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Skills and Requirements
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Minimum 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience will be considered
- Expert level programming knowledge in Java, including writing testable code
- Clear understanding of SDLC and ability to write efficient unit test cases and automation test scripts to abide by Full Cycle Engineering
- Experience working with and possessing knowledge of merge methodologies using version control systems like GitLab, BitBucket etc
- Experienced in database technologies : Oracle, RDS, DynamoDB
- Expert in SOAP/REST communication, Usage of test harnesses, giving technical direction to fellow engineers and ability to write extensive architecture and design documents
- Excellent troubleshooting and issue resolution skills. Quickly isolates/debugs issues even in areas outside of one's own domain.
- Expert level knowledge of distributed system design, algorithms, logging framework, scaling and UML principles
- Experienced working on large scale, complex applications
- Experience in designing and building scalable cloud-native applications that are deployed in one or more public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience in the payments industry or building payment applications
- Test Automation framework experience with Cypress.io, TestRail, Selenium, Jenkins
- Core skills: JAVA, Microservices, Backend Systems, AI, Risk and Compliance, Databases and data migration