Senior Back-End

Publicis Groupe; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 180.000.000 - 240.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Publicis Global Delivery seeks a Senior Backend Engineer / Software Architect to design, develop, and optimize scalable backend systems powering critical business applications. You will lead architectural standards, mentor teams, and guide secure, high-performance solutions end-to-end.

The ideal candidate blends hands-on coding with strategic thinking, moving from architecture to implementation while aligning with long-term business goals and technology roadmaps across regions.

Formación

• Strong background designing scalable backend systems.
• Experience with microservices, APIs, and distributed architectures.
• Leadership in cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsabilidades

• Define and maintain the architectural blueprint for backend systems with a focus on scalability and security.
• Establish standards and governance for microservices and APIs.
• Lead the design of distributed event-driven architectures and data flow.
• Develop robust backend components using modern frameworks and languages.
• Collaborate with DevOps to implement CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments.
• Ensure high availability, observability, and security across systems.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering maturity across teams.

Conocimientos

Event-driven architecture

Identity and access management

Serverless computing

Domain-driven design

Global delivery experience

CI/CD pipelines

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

GraphQL

.NET Core

Node.js

Python

Java

Go

Descripción del empleo

Company description

Publicis Global Delivery (PGD); Publicis Groupe’s industry leading globally connected capability platform. Where talent, technology & operations combine to delivery amazing solutions for our clients. Expertise across Media, Data, Technology, Commerce & Production in all regions of the world.

PGD is comprised of the best talent, and ways-of-working, which enables global scale, innovation and transformation, each day.

Culture, growth and wellbeing underline all aspects of Publicis Global Delivery.

#WeArePGD

Overview

The Senior Backend Engineer / Software Architect plays a key role in the design, development, and optimization of scalable backend systems that power critical business applications. This role combines deep technical expertise, architectural vision, and leadership skills to define standards, ensure code quality, and guide teams in building secure, maintainable, and high-performance software solutions.

The ideal candidate is both a hands-on builder and a strategic thinker, capable of moving seamlessly from architectural design to code implementation while ensuring alignment with long-term business and technology goals.

Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Define and maintain the architectural blueprint for backend systems, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency
• Establish development standards, best practices, and governance models for microservices and APIs
• Lead the design of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and data flow across services

Development & Implementation

• Develop robust, reusable, and efficient backend components using modern frameworks (e.g., .NET Core, Node.js, Python, Java, or Go)
• Design RESTful and GraphQL APIs that serve as the foundation for frontend and external integrations
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers to implement CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)

Performance & Reliability

• Conduct performance tuning, scalability assessments, and architecture reviews
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and monitoring through observability tools (e.g., Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Implement security and compliance standards aligned with organizational and industry best practices

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner with Product, Data, and Frontend teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Review and guide the work of other engineers to maintain architectural consistency and technical excellence
• Mentor developers and promote continuous learning, automation, and engineering maturity across teams

Qualifications

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with event-driven systems
• Experience integrating with identity and access management solutions
• Exposure to serverless computing and domain-driven design (DDD) principles
• Prior experience in global delivery or multi-region environments

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong ownership and accountability for end-to-end solutions.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to simplify complex problems into clear architectural decisions.
• Pragmatic, hands-on, and comfortable balancing speed with technical rigor.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audience