Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Sombra; Colombia; Teletrabalho; COP 120 000 000 - 240 000 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Work equipment provided

Referral program

Marriage/child bonus

Sombra events

Platzi access

Resumo da oferta

Sombra is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications mainly using Java. You will own complex tasks from investigation through production delivery, collaborating with distributed teams and customer-facing stakeholders.

The role emphasizes strong Java/Spring/Hibernate expertise, frontend contributions when needed (TypeScript/React/Node.js), and a proactive AI-first approach to coding, debugging, and delivery optimization.

Qualificações

• 10+ years of commercial software development experience with Java as primary language.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate for scalable enterprise apps.
• Experience with TypeScript, React, and Node.js; frontend contributions when needed.
• Experience contributing to large-scale enterprise products in an enterprise engineering environment.
• Public GitHub profile with Java projects demonstrating engineering expertise.
• Understanding of DevOps and cloud engineering, preferably AWS.
• Ability to investigate customer-reported and production issues and deliver long-term solutions.
• Ability to work autonomously and drive technical decisions end-to-end.
• Excellent English communication for collaboration with customers and distributed teams; availability 9:00 AM–5:00 PM EST.
• Active use of AI-powered tools in daily engineering work and knowledge of digital accessibility principles.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications and services using Java.
• Own complex technical tasks from investigation through implementation, testing, and production support.
• Investigate customer-reported issues and conduct root-cause analysis for long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams, product managers, architects, and engineers in a distributed environment.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and long-term product reliability.
• Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, integrations, and frontend functionality when required.
• Maintain high engineering standards with automated tests, code reviews, and CI/CD support.
• Apply AI tools across the software development lifecycle to boost productivity and quality.

Conhecimentos

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

TypeScript

React

Node.js

AWS

DevOps

SQL

English communication

AI tools

Ferramentas

GitHub

Docker

CI/CD

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Required for this role

• 10+ years of commercial software development experience, with Java as your primary programming language.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate, including building and maintaining scalable enterprise applications and services.
• Experience with TypeScript, React, and Node.js, with the ability to contribute to frontend functionality when needed.
• Experience contributing to large-scale enterprise products or working in an enterprise engineering environment.
• A public GitHub profile with Java projects that demonstrate your practical engineering expertise.
• Understanding of DevOps and cloud engineering practices, preferably with hands-on AWS experience.
• Proven ability to investigate customer-reported and production issues, perform root cause analysis, and deliver reliable long-term solutions to complex or ambiguous technical problems.
• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of technical decisions, and drive work from investigation through production delivery.
• Excellent English communication skills for direct collaboration with customers, product stakeholders, and distributed engineering teams, with full-time availability from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST.
• Active use of AI-powered tools in daily engineering work, with practical examples across coding, debugging, investigation, code review, documentation, research, or delivery optimisation; experience with or understanding of digital accessibility and its fundamental principles is also expected.

Your responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications and services, primarily using Java.
• Own complex technical tasks from initial investigation and solution design through implementation, testing, and production support.
• Investigate customer-reported issues and production incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement effective long-term solutions across application, infrastructure, and integration layers.
• Collaborate directly with customer-facing teams, product managers, architects, and engineers in a distributed environment, proactively communicating technical risks, dependencies, and blockers.
• Contribute to architectural discussions, technical decisions, and the long-term evolution and reliability of the product.
• Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, integrations, and supporting frontend functionality when required.
• Maintain high engineering standards through automated testing, code reviews, established development practices, and support for CI/CD, cloud, and infrastructure-related activities.
• Apply AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle to improve productivity, problem-solving, and software quality, while sharing practical use cases and contributing to the team’s AI-first engineering practices.

What you get

Your time off

• Up to 15 paid vacation days annually
• Additional unpaid days off
• 19 Colombian public holidays

Learning & growth

• Sombra University workshops and internal learning programs
• Tech Communities and knowledge sharing sessions
• Language courses and workshops
• Mentorship opportunities
• Access to the Platzi online learning platform

And even more

• Company-provided work equipment
• Internal referral program
• Bonuses for getting married or the birth of a child
• Sombra events and internal initiatives