DaCodes

Senior Cloud Backend Engineer (AWS) - Mexico Only - Intermediate English

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1 day ago
Remote, Mexico +5 moreSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable production backend services using Node.js.
  • Design and implement secure, resilient, scalable cloud-native architectures on AWS.
  • Build secure, high-performance APIs and integrations with internal platforms and external services.
  • Design distributed and highly available systems, including multi-region and serverless architectures.
  • Implement automated deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
  • Configure and manage development, QA, staging, and production environments.
  • Implement observability with CloudWatch, metrics, logs, and monitoring.
  • Design cloud security and API protection strategies using AWS WAF, AWS Shield, IAM, and Secrets Manager.
  • Participate in technical decisions involving scalability, cost, performance, maintainability, disaster recovery, and application modernization.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate business requirements into end-to-end technical solutions.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience developing backend applications.
  • Proven experience developing production solutions on AWS and designing scalable cloud architectures.
  • Experience implementing APIs, infrastructure as code, technical architecture decisions, and system integrations.
  • Experience with Node.js; Python, Java, or equivalent backend technologies are also relevant.
  • Knowledge of microservices, JWT, OAuth 2.0, RBAC, high availability, Multi-AZ, Multi-Region, horizontal scaling, serverless architectures, and DDoS protection.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate, Amazon S3, CloudFront, Application Load Balancer, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Secrets Manager, AWS WAF, AWS Shield, and VPC.
  • Experience with Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Git, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Docker, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
  • Experience with agile methodologies.
  • Preferred qualifications include React, Next.js, Cognito, infrastructure design from scratch, system design, high-concurrency applications, disaster recovery, legacy application migration to AWS, and experience in banking, fintech, insurance, or regulated industries.
  • Intermediate English and availability to work from Mexico are required by the title and posting context.

Benefits

  • Remote/home-office work in Mexico, with any hybrid or on-site requirement communicated during the first session.
  • Monday-to-Friday schedule with hours adjusted to the assigned project or work cell.
  • Major medical insurance and life insurance applicable in Mexico.
  • Birthday day off.
  • Access to courses, certifications, English classes, IT meetups, virtual integration events, and interest groups.
  • Multicultural teams, opportunities across business lines, and work with global brands and startups.

Tech Stack

AWSDockerGitGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDJavaJenkinsMicrosoft SQL ServerNext.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLPythonReactTerraform

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About DaCodes

201-500 employees

DaCodes is a software consultancy that designs and builds custom web and mobile applications, CRMs, and enterprise systems for businesses. The company operates on a project-based services model, providing product management, design, engineering, and ongoing support from a distributed team. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, it is privately held and serves clients across varied industries.

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