Senior Software Engineer, Back-end Python (PSA Experience)

Collectors; Guadalajara; Híbrido; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in the collectibles industry is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Guadalajara team. The role focuses on building scalable backend architectures and cloud-based applications, enhancing the user experience for collectors. Ideal candidates will have strong Python skills and experience with microservices. This position offers the chance to be part of a dynamic international team dedicated to innovation and customer satisfaction.

Servicios

Competitive Salary

Dynamic and collaborative international team

Formación

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building backend software.
• 3+ years experience in Python with backend frameworks.

Responsabilidades

• Participate in the software development lifecycle from concept to production.
• Troubleshoot software issues and debug a large codebase.

Conocimientos

Python

Microservices

Agile

Communication

Herramientas

Flask

Django

FastAPI

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Senior Software Engineer, Back-end Python (PSA Experience)

Notice: Collectors will transition to the Workday Applicant Tracking System (ATS) on May 27th. Applicants may be asked to reapply at that time. For questions regarding your application status, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team .

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, Funko Pops!, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, WATA, Card Ladder, and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1,700 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City, Seattle, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

We’re transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication, grading, and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analytics — including pricing, scarcity reports, and historic sales data — accessible to every collector, old or new. Our engineering mission is to democratize technology while promoting innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning throughout the organization. We're seeking engineers to utilize advanced technology in agile settings, with a focus on improving the customer experience for every collector. To learn more, check out our video below!

Clickhere to learn more about our Mexico Engineering Team Expansion.

We’re transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication, grading, and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analytics — including pricing, scarcity reports, and historic sales data — accessible to every collector, old or new. Our engineering mission is to democratize technology while promoting innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning throughout the organization. We're seeking engineers to utilize advanced technology in agile settings, with a focus on improving the customer experience for every collector.

We are looking for backend software engineers who can build flexible and scalable backend architectures that can support a wide range of experiences for collectors who are trying to research, grade, and sell their collectibles. Your work will directly help improve collectors' enjoyment of the hobby and make it easier for new users to get started with the services that we offer.

The PSA Experience Platform team is responsible for building modern cloud based applications and APIs that power the user-facing applications on PSAcard.com and the PSA Mobile App. As a member of this team, your day-to-day work will be focused on building out the backend services and processes that support important features including the Online Submission Center, PSA Research Tools, and PSA Partner APIs.

What You’ll Do:

• Participate across the entire software development lifecycle, taking features from concept to production release
• Communicate with Product and other stakeholders to develop business requirements
• Collaboratively create solutions with other teams
• Troubleshoot software issues and debug a large codebase
• Develop and execute unit and integration tests
• Contribute to technical documentation to increase maintainability of software assets

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of software engineering industry experience building backend software, with exposure to microservices, event-driven architectures, and batch processing
• 3+ years experience / strong proficiency in Python and at least one Python backend framework such as Flask, Django, or FastAPI
• Proficiency with python testing best practices and test frameworks such as pytest or unittest
• Nice to have: familiarity with a statically typed language such as C# or Java
• Experience collaborating with Engineering and Product teams to turn complex business requirements into clean and extensible APIs
• Strong fundamentals working with databases and data modeling - relational & NoSQL
• Exposure to building applications in the cloud (we use AWS), and experience with containerization, orchestration, infrastructure (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)
• Nice to have: experience with serverless infrastructure such as AWS Lambda
• Possess strong technical, analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills with the ability to visualize and document processes
• Proficient at using appropriate security, documentation, and/or monitoring best practices
• Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies

What we Offer

• The opportunity to be a part of our inaugural Guadalajara, Mexico office, and to make a real impact on the launch and success of this team
• A dynamic and collaborative international engineering team
• An organization dedicated to supporting the passionate Collectors community
• A Competitive Salary and benefits

Location: Employees will be expected to work several days per week at our Guadalajara office location, which will be in Midtown Guadalajara. #LI-Hybrid

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