Important Information
Location: Colombia
Work Mode: Hybrid
Job Summary
As a Senior Go and Ruby Developer (19695), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Design, develop, and deploy high-performance, resilient, and scalable cloud-native backend systems that power mission-critical cybersecurity platform services
- Lead end-to-end software delivery from architecture and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
- Architect and optimize distributed microservices running on Google Cloud Platform, ensuring reliability, observability, and performance at scale
- Mentor engineers, participate in architecture discussions and code reviews, and drive engineering excellence through best practices, automation, and modern SDLC processes
Qualifications and Skills
- 7+ years of experience in backend engineering or distributed systems development within production-grade environments
- 4+ years of expert-level experience with Go (Golang), building scalable and high-performance backend services
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful API design, and gRPC-based service communication
- Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems with strong system design fundamentals and performance optimization strategies
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), building and operating highly available services in cloud-native environments
- Strong experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience implementing asynchronous messaging systems such as Google Pub/Sub or Kafka
- Deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design, indexing strategies, and performance tuning
- Strong experience implementing automated testing strategies (unit, integration, BDD) and CI/CD pipelines aligned with DevOps or GitOps practices
- Working knowledge of Ruby, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), UML modeling, and experience scaling microservice-based cybersecurity or SaaS platforms
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.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in backend engineering or distributed systems development
- 4+ years of expert-level experience with Go (Golang)
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful API design, and gRPC-based service communication
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience implementing asynchronous messaging systems such as Google Pub/Sub or Kafka
- Deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
- Strong experience implementing automated testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines
- Working knowledge of Ruby, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and UML modeling
Encora Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Encora and has not been reviewed or approved by Encora.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as employer-provided in multiple locations, with private plans and family coverage highlighted in Spain and Mexico. Medical insurance quality is presented as a recurring bright spot alongside standard coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid holidays and PTO, with regional materials indicating additional leave provisions in certain countries. Leave is generally portrayed as conventional to generous depending on location.
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Flexible Benefits — Work-from-home flexibility is frequently highlighted as a plus, though it varies by role and client needs. Remote and hybrid options are positioned as part of the overall package.
Encora Insights
What We Do
Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and backed by renowned private equity firms Advent International and Warburg Pincus, Encora is the preferred technology modernization and innovation partner to some of the world’s leading enterprise companies. It provides award-winning digital engineering services including Product Engineering & Development, Cloud Services, Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience, Cybersecurity, and AI & LLM Engineering. Encora's deep cluster vertical capabilities extend across diverse industries, including HiTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & CPG, Energy & Utilities, Banking Financial Services & Insurance, Travel, Hospitality & Logistics, Telecom & Media, Automotive, and other specialized industries. With over 9,000 associates in 47+ offices and delivery centers across the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, India, and Southeast Asia, Encora delivers nearshore agility to clients anywhere in the world, coupled with expertise at scale in India. Encora’s Cloud-first, Data-first, AI-first approach enables clients to create differentiated enterprise value through technology
