Senior Software Engineer, Back-end Java (IMS)

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade authenticate vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. Were always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Our services span collectible coins trading cards Funko Pops! video games event tickets autographs and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA PCGS SGC WATA and Card Ladder.

Since our founding in 1986 we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1900 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City Tokyo Shanghai Hong Kong Toronto Guadalajara Dallas and Paris.

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade authenticate vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. Were always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Our services span collectible coins trading cards Funko Pops! video games event tickets autographs and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA PCGS WATA Card Ladder and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show. Since our founding in 1986 we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1700 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City Seattle Hong Kong Paris Shanghai and Tokyo.

Clickhere to learn more about our Mexico Engineering Team Expansion.

Were transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication grading and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analytics including pricing scarcity reports and historic sales data accessible to every collector old or new. Our engineering mission is to democratize technology while promoting innovation collaboration and continuous learning throughout the organization. Were seeking engineers to utilize advanced technology in agile settings with a focus on improving the customer experience for every collector.

Were looking for back-end software engineers to build robust & scalable backend applications that power delightful experiences for our collectors. You will be on the forefront of powering our digital transformation and have a wide impact. You will help evolve legacy applications and elevate our backend architecture to provide a platform upon which we can build innovative and value-added services for both external and internal customers.

What Youll Do:

• Participate across the entire software development lifecycle taking features from concept to production release

• Communicate with Product and other stakeholders to develop business requirements

• Collaboratively create solutions with other teams

• Troubleshoot software issues and debug a large codebase

• Develop and execute unit and integration tests

• Contribute to technical documentation to increase maintainability of software assets

Who You Are:

• 5 years of software engineering industry experience building backend software with exposure to microservices event-driven architectures and REST APIs or Java EE.

• 3 years experience with the Java tech stack (Spring boot Micronaut Quarkus) and are also not afraid to take on other new technologies

• Experience with relational as well as NoSQL databases such as MSSQL Postgresql DynamoDB

• Hands-on experience on web services (REST GraphQL gRPC).

• 3 years of experience with AWS cloud services such as Lambda RDS DynamoDB MSK OpenSearch S3 SNS SQS as well as infrastructure tools (ex:- Terraform Docker)

• Experience with messaging platforms like Kafka enabling real-time communication and event-driven architectures.

• Experience with AI-powered developer tools such as Augment GitHub Copilot and Claude (Anthropic) to improve productivity and code quality

• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming algorithms data structures design patterns and best practices.

• Possess strong technical analytical troubleshooting and communication skills with the ability to visualize and document processes.

• Exposure to Test Automation tools and practices (data contract validation performance testing karate etc).

• Understanding of how to create modular and extensible APIs

• Proficient at using appropriate security documentation and/or monitoring best practices

• Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies

What we Offer

• The opportunity to be a part of our inaugural Guadalajara Mexico office and to make a real impact on the launch and success of this team

• A dynamic and collaborative international engineering team

• An organization dedicated to supporting the passionate Collectors community

• A Competitive Salary and benefits

Location:

We are open to considering remote candidates that are living within Mexico. You can also work out of our Guadalajara Jalisco office.

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