Lead Backend Engineer

This role is equal to a level E3 or E4 in our Engineering Competency Matrix , our internal career growth system for engineering.

These are the minimum expectations for this position, but we are always willing to discuss bringing people on at more senior positions when appropriate.

Reach out if you would like to learn more about how we evaluate “seniority” at Aplazo.

Must have

• Years of experience: 4+ years in developing integration software systems.
• Technical skills: Experience working on teams and projects that have dealt with E-commerce APIs and distributed systems. You write code that’s easily readable, testable, and maintainable You have worked with some/all of our technology stack: Backend (Java) (w/ some Python and Go mixed in AWS tools (ECS, Lambdas), Ci/CD(Pulumi, Jenkins), Observability (DataDog) Good habits with technical documentation and knowledge sharing
• Experience working on teams and projects that have dealt with E-commerce APIs and distributed systems.
• You write code that’s easily readable, testable, and maintainable
• You have worked with some/all of our technology stack: Backend (Java) (w/ some Python and Go mixed in AWS tools (ECS, Lambdas), Ci/CD(Pulumi, Jenkins), Observability (DataDog)
• Good habits with technical documentation and knowledge sharing
• Soft skills: You have heard of people over process (Agile) , but understand that good process leads to better work (Devops) . You understand that workflow hygiene (well defined user-stories/tasks and estimation) is important. You are good at managing the ambiguity of a rapidly-growing company: adjusting to changing priorities, and asking for help when guidance is limited and information is incomplete. Excellent communication skills : Understand the importance of sharing and collaborating with peers both verbally and in writing (in Spanish, with ability to also communicate with vendors or teammates in English as necessary) You work well on team projects with multiple stakeholders, contributors, and are comfortable contributing to technical projects for your team. You have a growth mindset and seek mentorship to be your best self.
• You have heard of people over process (Agile) , but understand that good process leads to better work (Devops) . You understand that workflow hygiene (well defined user-stories/tasks and estimation) is important.
• You are good at managing the ambiguity of a rapidly-growing company: adjusting to changing priorities, and asking for help when guidance is limited and information is incomplete.
• Excellent communication skills : Understand the importance of sharing and collaborating with peers both verbally and in writing (in Spanish, with ability to also communicate with vendors or teammates in English as necessary)
• You work well on team projects with multiple stakeholders, contributors, and are comfortable contributing to technical projects for your team.
• You have a growth mindset and seek mentorship to be your best self.
• You have worked in Fintechs with Backend/API teams
• You are comfortable working and discussing common backend patterns
• You have heard of the State of Devops
• You have worked with/heard of Oncall and Incident Response processes
• You favor regular, incremental delivery of value over perfection.
• You like small units of work, PR comments, and feedback
• You’re excited about ensuring that all of our systems-software and human-scale smoothly
• You strive for continuous learning and improvement for yourself and your team.

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