Helix

Senior Software Engineer

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5 days ago
Remote, MexicoSenior

Responsibilities

  • Lead software projects from scoping through implementation and successful launch.
  • Design, implement, test, operate, and maintain performant and reliable software systems across Helix products and platforms.
  • Use AI coding harnesses and agents to delegate implementation, evaluate output, and maintain production quality and audit-ready compliance.
  • Explore, document, and standardize AI tools, agent orchestration workflows, prompt templates, and context frameworks.
  • Own significant services or codebase areas, develop domain expertise, and serve as a technical resource.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, user experience researchers, scientists, and business leaders.
  • Identify and reduce technical debt while improving engineering practices.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to technical standards and decisions affecting multiple teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.
  • 7+ years of equivalent professional experience as a software engineer.
  • Proficiency with distributed systems on cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong proficiency in an established backend language such as Go, Java, Python, Scala, or Rust, or in TypeScript/React with a backend language.
  • Daily hands-on use of AI coding harnesses and demonstrated ability to delegate implementation to AI agents.
  • Understanding of software engineering practices including testing, code review, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Ability to scope ambiguous projects, determine solutions, and implement and launch them with minimal guidance.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and improving the practices of others.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
  • Familiarity with database design, data manipulation, and data quality techniques.
  • Fluent written and spoken English.
  • Preferred qualifications include familiarity with regulated software systems such as HIPAA-, ISO-, or FDA-regulated environments, event-driven architectures, AWS and serverless infrastructure, and the life sciences or pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus a discretionary annual performance bonus of 5-10% of annual salary.
  • 100% employer-paid premium for the Bronze Family Health Insurance plan, with eligibility from the first day.
  • Up to $500 USD home office reimbursement, a 700 MXP monthly phone allowance, and daily transport and snack allowances on office days.
  • Flexible vacation policy and all national holidays.
  • Hybrid work in the Mexico City office once per week, or remote work for team members living 80 km or more outside Mexico City.
  • Remote employees are invited to the Mexico City office 3-6 times per year for training and team meetings, with travel and accommodation covered.
  • Access to Udemy, internal mentorship, professional development, and opportunities to travel to the US for collaboration with global teams.
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