Java Engineer ID45903

AgileEngine; Cundinamarca; Híbrido; COP 281.171.000 - 406.136.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Descripción de la vacante

An innovative software company in Colombia seeks a Lead Java Backend Engineer to drive the development of a scalable backend platform. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of backend development experience, with expertise in Java and Python, and strong collaboration skills. This position offers mentorship opportunities and the chance to work on exciting projects in a flexible environment focused on maintaining work-life balance.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience in backend development of scalable services.
• Expert level proficiency in Java and strong experience with Python.
• Deep experience with Spring Boot or Flask frameworks.
• Strong experience with AWS or GCP, including containerization.
• Ability to design high availability, high performance applications.
• Relational databases PostgreSQL/MySQL and NoSQL MongoDB/Redis.
• Understanding backend architecture, caching, security, and integration patterns.
• Strong leadership and mentoring of junior developers.
• Excellent English communication.

Responsabilidades

• Lead backend development with end to end ownership from ideation to implementation.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams for high quality services.
• Design and maintain scalable microservices.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Ensure backend services are reliable and optimized for high traffic.
• Work with frontend, cloud, and DevOps to improve deployments and observability.
• Integrate external systems and vendors into backend.
• Shape architecture and drive configuration of backend stack.
• Identify platform gaps and design components to support new initiatives.
• Stay up to date with industry advancements and apply relevant ideas.

Conocimientos

Java

Python

Spring Boot

Flask

AWS

GCP

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

Herramientas

Spring Boot

Flask

AWS

GCP

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

Descripción del empleo

Join to apply for the Java Engineer ID45903 role at AgileEngine

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Lead Java Backend Engineer, you’ll drive the evolution of a scalable backend foundation that enables major 2026 initiatives and new product capabilities. You’ll own complex services end to end, shape architecture, and guide engineers while collaborating across product, frontend, and cloud teams. This role offers high technical impact, deep architectural influence, and the opportunity to advance a modern Java- and Python-based platform.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead backend development efforts with end to end ownership from ideation to implementation.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver high quality and user focused backend services.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and internal APIs that power Practice Growth products.
• Apply expertise in backend technologies to introduce improved architectures and patterns.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid level engineers.
• Help shape engineering standards, design reviews, and best practices across the team.
• Stay up to date with industry advancements and incorporate relevant ideas into engineering work.
• Contribute to the evolution of the backend stack to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Work closely with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration between backend APIs and user interfaces.
• Collaborate with cloud and DevOps teams to improve deployments, observability, and performance.
• Integrate external systems, services, and vendors into Tebra’s backend.
• Identify platform gaps and design backend components to support new initiatives.
• Ensure backend services are reliable, secure, and optimized for high traffic.

MUST HAVES

• 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer focused on backend development of scalable services.
• Expert level proficiency in Java and strong experience with Python.
• Deep experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot or Flask.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, including serverless technologies, containerization, and managed services.
• Proven ability to design high availability, high performance applications following microservice architecture and RESTful API design.
• Strong understanding of relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and NoSQL systems such as MongoDB or Redis.
• Deep understanding of backend architecture principles, caching, security, and system integration patterns.
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring junior developers and setting engineering standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

NICE TO HAVES

• Experience integrating AI vendor services or external inference systems.
• Experience with large scale distributed systems.
• Experience in the healthcare industry or digital media.
• Experience with CI CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure management.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

• Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
• A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
• Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

IT Services and IT Consulting