Senior Backend Engineer — Platform & Microservices

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 5,016,000 - 7,524,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling, reskilling & certification

Global career opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to drive the backend on our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) built on Backstage. You will own the catalog, scaffolder, workflows, and APIs, ensuring scalable, reliable services and strong security across the platform.

You will integrate with Git, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Argo Workflows, mentoring peers and shaping best practices in a global team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant backend experience.
• Strong experience in Node.js/TypeScript backend development.
• Hands-on Backstage experience including backend plugins and API development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Backstage backend plugins and services to support platform capabilities.
• Own backend architecture for the catalog, scaffolder, workflows, and APIs, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Build integrations with Git, CI/CD systems, Kubernetes, and Argo Workflows to streamline platform operations.
• Design and implement developer workflows and automation pipelines to improve engineering efficiency.
• Implement RBAC, authentication, and service-to-service security to protect platform resources and data.
• Drive the design and evolution of scalable microservices architecture.
• Mentor engineers and guide the adoption of best practices across the team.

Skills

Node.js/TypeScript

Backstage

APIs

Microservices

Kubernetes

Argo Workflows

English B2+

Tools

Git

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

PostgreSQL

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to drive the backend on our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) built on Backstage. You will own the catalog, scaffolder, workflows, and APIs, ensuring scalable, reliable services and strong security across the platform.

You will integrate with Git, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Argo Workflows, mentoring peers and shaping best practices in a global team.