About this role
This role's primary focus is backend engineering. You will design and implement robust, scalable, and performant microservices crucial to the Customers Social product. However, given the product's continuous evolution, demonstrated frontend development experience is also desirable.
You will be expected to tackle complex, large-scale technical challenges, take end-to-end ownership of your products, and actively contribute to advancing our SaaS platform. This is a chance to join a high-impact team and play a significant role in shaping the direction of our product.
Location: Hybrid (Mexico City) 2 times a week.
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.
Responsibilities
• Ship great software that is scalable and robust and then keep it humming
• Design, implement and drive the technical roadmap and product implementation; help the team prioritize and plan pragmatically
• Partner closely with dependent teams across engineering to ensure smooth product deliveries and uninterrupted service
• Identify gaps in knowledge, tools, and process and work with your teammates, Engineering Manager and Product Manager to address those
• Troubleshoot and debug the software platform to identify root causes and provide mitigation and remediation options.
• Work in small teams with like minded engineers in an agile environment with daily standups, technical forums, code reviews and research spikes
• Become a go-to person for one or more components owned by the team
• Provide on-call support on a rotation schedule (on demand basis)
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
• 5+ years of professional experience developing and maintaining software products.
• Demonstrated experience designing and building enterprise grade software within a distributed micro-service architecture
• Demonstrated proficiency building and maintaining Java applications,
• Demonstrated experience working with Kafka
• Comprehension of software engineering fundamentals
• Experience working with SQL databases
• Experience working with Docker and K8s in a production environment
• Experience in working with node.js
• English proficiency, both oral and written
Preferred Qualifications
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience with Java 17+, Experience with Sprintboot 3
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining React (Typescript) applications.
• Proficiency using Gradle for build and dependency management
• Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills
• Bring an ownership mindset with a focus on quality
• Experience with functional programming.
• AWS Cloud knowledge
• Agile process experience, ability to work in fast-paced, globally distributed teams
• AI Assisted coding using Claude, Cursor or Co-pilot (or any similar tools)
What We Offer
• Flexible working hours and hybrid 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).
Pre-Employment Verification
As part of our standard onboarding process, candidates who successfully complete the interview process and accept an employment offer will be required to complete an employment verification check, and background check. This process will confirm job titles and dates of employment with two previous employers and is a standard requirement for all new employees joining the company.