Lead Backend Engineer - Remote, Architecture & Mentorship

BairesDev; México; Remote; MXN 1,679,000 - 2,612,000; Full time

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Backend) for a fully remote fintech-focused project. You will guide backend architecture, design scalable services, and mentor a team of engineers while delivering high-quality software across cloud platforms.

As a remote-first leader, you will drive best practices, CI/CD, testing, and observability, collaborating with product and frontend teams to align technical direction with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in backend development with 3+ years in leadership or senior roles.
• Proven experience designing scalable distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Java, Go or Node.js and frameworks.
• Extensive cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and microservices.
• Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Experience with message queues and caching.
• Familiarity with containers (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem solving and communication; remote/AGILE work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of backend services and APIs.
• Architect robust, scalable, and highly available systems.
• Collaborate with product managers and frontend engineers on technical requirements.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code in Python/Java/Go/Node.js.
• Mentor backend engineers and enforce code quality through reviews.
• Address performance bottlenecks and technical debt.
• Promote CI/CD, testing strategies, and system monitoring.
• Contribute to engineering strategy and security of data and systems.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and advocate adoption where appropriate.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Microservices

Programming (Python/Java/Go/Node.js)

Leadership

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

BairesDev is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Backend) for a fully remote fintech-focused project. You will guide backend architecture, design scalable services, and mentor a team of engineers while delivering high-quality software across cloud platforms.

As a remote-first leader, you will drive best practices, CI/CD, testing, and observability, collaborating with product and frontend teams to align technical direction with business goals.