Senior Backend Developer
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Location: Peru Costa Rica Colombia Bolivia
Work Mode: Remote
Job Summary
As a Senior Backend Developer (16578) you will be part of a highly skilled technology and agile team by supporting and developing cutting-edge solutions to meet our business requirements. You will help us accelerate our customers business results by innovating cutting-edge digital responsibilities will include leading and actively participating in the design development and delivery of our software projects.
Responsibilities
Design and maintain scalable high-performance backend services and APIs using modern frameworks like NestJS or FastAPI.
Architect modular secure and fault-tolerant systems that integrate cleanly with frontend and external services focusing on maintainability scalability and performance.
Collaborate closely with frontend developers product managers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and refine technical specifications.
Ensure proper testing and debugging of backend code following best practices such as unit testing integration testing and end-to-end testing.
Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality provide constructive feedback and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
Collaborate with data stakeholders to design and optimize database schemas queries and indexing strategies for both relational and non-relational databases.
Implement and maintain DevOps practices including deployment automation configuration management and infrastructure provisioning using tools like Docker and Terraform/Pulumi.
Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration automated testing and deployment of backend services.
Deploy and monitor backend services in cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS ensuring scalability security and high availability.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve backend-related production issues providing timely support and ensuring system stability.
Qualifications and Skills
Have 7 years of backend development experience with fluency in TypeScript/ and production-level experience in Python.
Have built or maintained microservices or modular backend architectures at scale.
Are comfortable working with queues retries and orchestrators (e.g. BullMQ Temporal or similar).
Several years of hands-on experience with PostgreSQL (Prisma ORM is a plus) and Redis and a strong grasp of database schema and query design.
Understand the principles of cloud-native development and have experience with AWS Docker and IaC tools.
Prioritize quality and maintainability with a strong testing mindset.
Are adaptable pragmatic and comfortable making tradeoffs in a high-speed startup environment.
Can communicate clearly and work asynchronously with teammates across time zones.
Nice to have
Familiarity with AI systems (e.g. prompt orchestration agents or LLM integrations).
Experience working in real estate dynamic pricing or financial modeling.
Exposure to product management tools or involvement in early-stage product decisions.
About Encora
Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services Product Engineering & Application Modernization Data & Analytics Digital Experience & Design Services DevSecOps Cybersecurity Quality Engineering AI & LLM Engineering among others.
At Encora we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age disability religion gender sexual orientation socioeconomic status or nationality.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
