Senior Software Developer

Hard Yaka; Medellín; Presencial; COP 110.035.211 - 183.392.019; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading financial services provider in Medellín is seeking a skilled software engineer to design and implement product features across the technology stack. The ideal candidate will have strong frontend (React) and backend (Python, Node.js) development skills and a proven ability to guide architectural decisions. You will work closely with product and UX teams to create high-quality, maintainable software solutions while championing best practices for code quality. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing firm.

Formación

• Experience in frontend (React) and backend (Python, Node.js) development required.
• Ability to lead architectural decisions and evaluate trade-offs.
• Strong focus on code quality, including testing and observability.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement features across frontend and backend services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to shape requirements and deliver solutions.
• Identify and resolve technical debt and performance bottlenecks.

Conocimientos

Frontend development (React)

Backend development (Python, Node.js)

Architectural decision-making

Code quality championing

Problem-solving

Herramientas

Git

Agile methodologies

Testing frameworks

Descripción del empleo

Viamericas is a #1 ranked and licensed money transmitter offering international money transfer, bill payment, check processing and a variety of other services at thousands of agent locations across the United States, and 287,885 locations in 95 countries. At Viamericas, our ultimate objective is to help immigrants succeed and improve their lives by providing the highest quality financial services. We are always seeking TOP TALENT – experienced individuals who embrace our core values of respect, innovation, integrity and impact.

The person in this role will own the design and delivery of product features end-to-end and help drive architectural decisions across the stack. You will partner closely with product, UX, and business stakeholders to turn complex business problems into clean, maintainable software. We expect you to think like an owner, even at the developer level—anticipating risks and raising the bar on quality.

Duties and responsibilities

• Help lead the design and implementation of features across frontend (React) and backend (Python, Node.js) services.
• Collaborate with product owners, UX, and business stakeholders to shape requirements and deliver iterative, high-quality solutions.
• Own architectural decisions—evaluate trade-offs, document them, and guide the team toward scalable, maintainable patterns.
• Champion code quality, including testing, refactoring, and observability.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and security risks.

Information Security Responsibilities

• Read, acknowledge, and comply with Viamericas Staff Information Security Policy via the Information Security training portal. This should be done within 30 days of hire and repeated annually.
• Attend periodic Information Security training provided by Viamericas.
• Report any event that might be an Information Security Incident: clicked on a malicious link, downloaded, and opened a suspicious file, etc.
• Protect from disclosure all sensitive information, credentials, and access to servers to which you have access.

Come work for industry leaders! We are the fastest growing company in the industry, with best in class products. We offer an environment of growth and learning that will help you to grow your potential and develop as a professional.