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Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Java Spring, FastAPI, React/TypeScript)

DaCodes is a software development company founded in 2014 in Yucatán, Mexico, offering custom software solutions, UI/UX design, and talent augmentation with a team of over 220 professionals across Latin America.

DaCodes

Employee count: 201-500

Mexico only

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¡Trabaja en DaCodes!

Somos una firma de expertos en software y transformación digital de alto impacto.

Durante 10 años hemos creado soluciones enfocadas en la tecnología e innovación gracias a nuestro equipo de +220 talentosos #DaCoders, incluyendo desarrolladores, arquitectos, diseñadores UX/UI, PMs, QA testers y más. Nuestro equipo colabora en proyectos con clientes en LATAM y Estados Unidos, logrando resultados sobresalientes.

En DaCodes, tendrás la oportunidad de impulsar tu desarrollo profesional, trabajar en diversos proyectos dentro de distintas industrias, y contribuir al diseño, implementación y optimización de infraestructuras en la nube.

Nuestros DaCoders tienen un gran impacto en el éxito de nuestro negocio y el de nuestros clientes. Serás el responsable de diseñar, construir e impulsar soluciones tecnológicas que habilitan productos de alto impacto.

Requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES

Backend Architecture and API Development

  • Design and implement highly available microservices using Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, and FastAPI.
  • Build clean API interfaces, efficient data flows, and resilient backend architectures.

Event-Driven and Real-Time Systems

  • Develop and maintain event-driven systems using Apache Kafka for async processing and platform-wide data synchronization.

Caching and High-Performance Systems

  • Leverage Redis for caching, queuing, and real-time operations to reduce latency and increase throughput.

AWS Engineering

  • Deploy and maintain cloud-native services using AWS technologies including EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch.
  • Serverless is considered a nice-to-have skill.

Full-Stack Collaboration

  • Work with frontend teams using TypeScript frameworks like React or Next.js, ensuring seamless integration between UI and backend services.

Automation and Workflow Enablement

  • Integrate and extend automation workflows using n8n, enhancing APIs and supporting operational efficiencies.

Security, Observability, and Reliability

  • Implement best practices for authentication, permissions, API security, error handling, monitoring, tracing, and alerting.
  • Ensure fintech-grade engineering standards such as idempotency, audit logging, retriable flows, and compliance-aligned design.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Product, AI, Data, and Operations teams to define requirements and deliver end-to-end features aligned with business goals.

Technical Leadership

  • Lead code reviews, mentor junior engineers, establish best practices for CI/CD and DevOps.
  • Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical vision.

THINGS YOU WILL DO

  • Build new backend services from scratch using Spring Boot/WebFlux, FastAPI, or AWS components.
  • Design and maintain Kafka-based event-streaming pipelines for payments, notifications, and AI-driven workflows.
  • Implement high-performance caching layers using Redis.
  • Own and evolve core platform components with strong architectural thinking.
  • Write clean, testable, maintainable production-grade code.
  • Implement observability patterns across services, including logs, metrics, and tracing.
  • Collaborate on frontend integrations with TypeScript and modern UI frameworks.
  • Contribute to automation workflows in n8n backed by secure backend logic.
  • Build production-ready systems with proper handling of retries, circuit breakers, and security hardening.

REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory Technical Skills

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Spring WebFlux.
  • Experience building APIs with FastAPI.
  • Proficiency with TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, or similar).
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in distributed event architectures.
  • Strong command of Redis for caching, queues, and performance tuning.
  • Experience deploying and maintaining applications on AWS (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch).
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems: concurrency, resilience, retries, backpressure, fault tolerance, and observability.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or other scalable NoSQL systems.
  • Knowledge of serverless observability, tracing, and logging tools.
  • Experience with n8n or other workflow automation tools.
  • Exposure to AI/LLM-based systems (RAG, tool integrations, AI agents).
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and IaC tools (Terraform, CDK).
  • Experience in fintech, payments, digital wallets, remittances, or regulated environments.

Soft Skills

  • Strong ownership mindset and the ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments.
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills across distributed architectures.
  • Clear communication and ability to influence technical decisions.
  • Comfortable balancing reliability, velocity, and long-term maintainability.
  • Collaborative, pragmatic, and committed to high engineering standards.

Benefits

  • 🚀 Integration with global brands and disruptive startups.
  • 🏡 Remote / Home office work model.
  • 📍 If hybrid or on-site presence is required, you will be informed in the first interview.
  • ⏳ Work schedule aligned to the assigned team or project.
  • 📅 Monday–Friday workweek.
  • 🎉 Day off on your birthday.
  • 🏥 Major Medical Expenses insurance (Mexico only).
  • 🛡️ Life insurance (Mexico only).
  • 🌎 Multicultural, international project teams.
  • 🎓 Access to courses and certifications.
  • 📢 IT-focused meetups with external expert guests.
  • 📡 Virtual team-building events and interest groups.
  • 📢 English classes.
  • 🏆 Opportunities across multiple business units.
  • 🏅 Proudly certified as a Great Place to Work.

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Full Time

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Senior

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Mexico +/- 0 hours

About DaCodes

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At DaCodes, our journey began in 2014, sparked by the innovative spirit of three engineering students – Carlos Vela, Jorge Campos, and Mauricio Moreno – who started crafting mobile apps as graduation projects. This passion quickly evolved, and responding to growing demand, DaCodes was formalized in 2015 as a dedicated custom mobile app development company in southeast Mexico. We pride ourselves on being pioneers, becoming the first to offer specialized UI/UX design for mobile applications in our region, meeting an unmet need and introducing world-class design expertise to local businesses. Our core mission, 'Coding the world of tomorrow,' isn't just a tagline; it's the driving force behind everything we do. We are committed to building digital experiences that shape industries and empower people, aiming to make exceptional software the standard by seamlessly integrating strategy, design, and technology in every solution we deliver.

Our culture is built on four foundational principles: Make exceptional work, because we believe the best work is done collaboratively where individual expertise is embraced and fostered. We see every challenge as an opportunity to transcend and discover untapped potential. We dare to be bold, bringing passion and resilience to create long-lasting solutions. And finally, we strive to give more than is expected, acting as dedicated owners who say what we mean and always do the right thing. This ethos has fueled our growth from a local team to a global force of over 220 'DaCoders' across seven countries in Latin America, serving startups and enterprise customers in the US. We've embraced remote work, unifying our diverse talent and fostering flexibility and collaboration as core strengths. Our commitment to a supportive and innovative environment was recognized with the 'Great Place to Work' badge. As an AWS partner, we are dedicated to delivering top-tier solutions and empowering organizations with personalized support and technical expertise to amplify their engineering capabilities, enhance workflows, and scale their businesses.

Employee benefits

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Life Insurance (Mexico)

Seguro de vida.

Legal Benefits (Mexico)

Beneficios Legales.

Birthday Off

Día off en tu cumpleaños

Remote Work

Trabajo remoto/ Home office

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