Job Title: Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
Key Skills: Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Microservices, REST/GraphQL/gRPC, PostgreSQL/MySQL, DynamoDB/MongoDB, Kafka, Redis, DataDog
Experience: 10+ years
Locations: Hermosillo, Mexico or Mexico City
Mode: Onsite/Hybrid
We at Coforge are hiring Position (22562) with the following skill set.
We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years of professional experience to join our engineer team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in backend development, cloud-native solutions on AWS, and the design of large-scale, highly available systems.
This role requires advanced experience building and operating microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems, with a strong focus on backend architecture, system design, and technical leadership. Experience with the Node.js ecosystem is preferred; candidates without Node experience but with a strong background in distributed systems, services, APIs, and backend development who are willing to learn are encouraged to apply. The candidate will define reusable and scalable back-end architectures, drive design decisions, mentor engineers, and deliver high-quality systems at scale.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive reusable, reliable, and scalable back-end architectures across platform and integrations.
- Lead the design, work breakdown, and development of high-performance, API-based backend services that meet service-level objectives (SLOs) and scale with business demand.
- Champion technical excellence by promoting best practices in system design, operational maturity, and engineering quality.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and product partners to align on back-end strategies and standards, improve API and integration consistency, and reduce duplication.
- Serve as a back-end thought leader and mentor, coaching engineers and shaping team- and department-wide best practices.
- Treat components and libraries as products — develop excellent documentation, usage patterns, and internal developer experience (DX).
- Modernize legacy systems and upgrade legacy technology stacks.
- Contribute full-stack as needed, collaborating with backend developers to integrate UIs with APIs.
- Participate in an on-call rotation, providing prompt incident resolution and conducting postmortems to improve system reliability.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
- 10+ years of experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on designing, building, and operating large-scale and highly available systems, including microservices architectures, APIs, and event-driven systems.
- 3+ years architecting and building cloud-native solutions on AWS, leveraging services such as EKS, RDS, MSK, S3, and Lambda, including deploying, monitoring, and scaling applications in production.
- Strong system design skills with the ability to evaluate trade-offs, drive consensus, and document design decisions effectively.
- Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and gRPC, selecting the most appropriate interface for given technical and business requirements.
- In-depth knowledge of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB) data stores, caching strategies (Redis), and messaging systems (Kafka), implemented at scale.
- Proven experience building observability into systems using tools like DataDog or OpenTelemetry.
- Understanding of modern application security principles, including secure API design, data encryption, authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT), and role-based access control.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and security integration throughout the SDLC.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven experience mentoring engineers and supporting their growth in technical depth, architecture, and leadership.
- Experience modernizing legacy systems and upgrading legacy technology stacks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with the Node.js ecosystem.
- Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Experience working in large-scale or high-availability production environments.
- Experience leading technical initiatives across team boundaries.
Posted On: July 24, 2026
At Coforge, 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
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
- 10+ years of experience in backend software development, designing and operating large-scale systems
- 3+ years architecting and building cloud-native solutions on AWS (EKS, RDS, MSK, S3, Lambda)
- Strong system design skills and ability to evaluate trade-offs and document designs
- Experience building and operating microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems
- Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and gRPC
- In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL data stores (PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB), caching (Redis), and messaging (Kafka)
- Proven experience building observability into systems using DataDog or OpenTelemetry
- Understanding of application security principles including secure API design, data encryption, OAuth2, JWT, and RBAC
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices including CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and security integration
- Proven experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership
- Experience modernizing legacy systems and upgrading legacy technology stacks
- Participation in on-call rotation, incident resolution, and postmortems
- Experience with the Node.js ecosystem
- Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Experience leading technical initiatives across team boundaries
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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.
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