Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and scaling core
products. You’ll work across the stack—building powerful backend services, intuitive frontend experiences, and robust cloud-native applications. You'll also provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing engineering with the best practices across the team. 

Location:  Colombia only - 100% Remote. Working hours are based between the CST and EST time zones.

About Us:

Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.

What You'll Do: 

• Architect and build scalable, secure, and resilient backend systems using Java, Kotlin, or other JVM-based languages.  

• Lead design and implementation efforts for core components across cloud-native services (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP/Azure).  

• Collaborate with product management and cross-functional teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions.  

• Champion modern DevSecOps practices, integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and ensuring automation across build and deployment processes.  

• Guide and mentor engineering teams through technical challenges, providing architectural guidance and code reviews.  

• Advocate for and implement best practices in testing, observability, reliability, and performance optimization.  

• Evaluate and integrate open-source tools and libraries, contributing back to the community when appropriate.  

• Drive improvements in platform scalability, data processing pipelines, and distributed system architecture.  

• Participate in and lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability engineering efforts. 
  

What You'll Need:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.  

• Proven experience designing and building scalable, production-grade full stack applications.  

• Strong proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin on the backend, with experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.  

• Proficiency with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, or similar JavaScript/TypeScript libraries.  

• Solid understanding of cloud-native architecture and experience deploying applications to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).  

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).  

• Familiarity with secure software development practices and integrating security into full stack applications.  

• Skilled in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps workflows.  

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across engineering, product, and design teams. 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience. 

• Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating with cross-functional teams. 

• Passion for mentoring and coaching engineers. 

What We Offer:

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• The chance to work on impactful projects with a talented team.
• Excellent compensation in USD.
• Hardware and software setup (mandatory).