Lead Backend Architect for Global Scale (Guadalajara)

Appsfactory GmbH; Región Centro; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Central Guadalajara office

Onboarding with USA visit covered

Job summary

Appsfactory GmbH in Guadalajara, Mexico, is building its first local backend team. You will shape scalable, secure backend systems and connect closely with our central functions to support rapid growth.

You will lead architecture decisions, implement API services in Go or Java/Spring Boot, and work with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP) while embracing agile methodologies in a global, diverse engineering environment.

Qualifications

• You hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• You have extensive backend engineering experience with large-scale distributed systems on cloud platforms.
• You are proficient in Go or Java/Spring Boot and SQL/NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and lead architecture of scalable backend systems.
• Set patterns and direction for workflows with varying throughput and latency.
• Drive design and optimization of high-throughput data pipelines across platforms.
• Own REST and data-focused APIs consumed internally and by partners.
• Guide data warehouse and AI platform solutions ensuring security and governance.
• Improve performance, observability, and reliability, and lead root-cause analysis.
• Mentor engineers and align backend strategy with executive leadership.

Skills

Go / Java API development

Large-scale distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

Docker / Kubernetes

SQL / NoSQL databases

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies (Scrum/SAFe/Kanban

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Flink / Spark Streaming

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Appsfactory GmbH in Guadalajara, Mexico, is building its first local backend team. You will shape scalable, secure backend systems and connect closely with our central functions to support rapid growth.

You will lead architecture decisions, implement API services in Go or Java/Spring Boot, and work with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP) while embracing agile methodologies in a global, diverse engineering environment.