Senior Backend Architect: Scalable, Secure APIs

Publicis Groupe; Bogotá; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V's Publicis Global Delivery seeks a Senior Backend Engineer / Software Architect who designs, develops, and optimizes scalable backend systems powering critical business applications. This role blends hands-on implementation with architectural vision, moving from design to code while aligning with long-term business and technology goals.

You will set development standards for microservices and APIs, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Data, and Frontend

Qualifications

• Experience with backend system design and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of microservices and API governance best practices.
• Ability to mentor engineers and promote engineering maturity.
• Exposure to global delivery or multi-region environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the architectural blueprint for backend systems, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Develop robust backend components and APIs using modern frameworks and languages.
• Collaborate with DevOps to implement CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Mentor developers, review work for architectural consistency, and drive engineering excellence across teams.

Skills

Event-driven architecture

API design

Mentorship

DevOps collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

REST/GraphQL APIs

Job description

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V's Publicis Global Delivery seeks a Senior Backend Engineer / Software Architect who designs, develops, and optimizes scalable backend systems powering critical business applications. This role blends hands-on implementation with architectural vision, moving from design to code while aligning with long-term business and technology goals.

You will set development standards for microservices and APIs, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Data, and Frontend