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About This Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in building and maintaining secure, scalable applications that support critical customer and business needs. You’ll work across the stack— from designing backend services to implementing front‑end features—while collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams.

This role is hands‑on: you’ll translate requirements into well‑designed solutions, write production‑ready code, participate in code reviews, and contribute to the overall reliability and performance of our systems. You’ll also help support our applications in production through on‑call rotations and proactive issue resolution.

At Very the key distinction between mid, senior and lead roles is the scope and depth of your expertise and responsibility. As a senior you have deep expertise in your area, execute independently, and interface with other software stacks. This role is not easy; it involves complex domains, real deadlines, and clients who expect clarity, confidence, and results.

If you find satisfaction in doing hard things well—solving tough problems, building real systems, and helping others rise to the challenge—you’ll fit right in.

Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

What You’ll Be Working On

Every engagement at Very is different, but they share one common theme: we build things that matter. From connected hardware and data systems to large‑scale web and AI‑driven platforms, you’ll:

Capture technical requirements and contribute to high‑level and low‑level design for software solutions using AWS and Azure technologies

Write production‑grade Python and SQL code that meets high standards for maintainability, security, and observability

Build and support complex, microservice‑based, event‑driven systems

Implement testing strategies and automation across the stack

Participate in on‑call rotation and help maintain system health, performance, and reliability

Collaborate across engineering, design, and product to deliver high‑quality outcomes

Identify and proactively address potential technical or operational risks before they impact customers

You’ll operate in a modern, polyglot environment that includes:

Frontend: React, Vite, Expo, Type Script, Web Sockets, Progressive Web Apps
Backend: Python, FastAPI, Django, Node.js
Cloud: AWS (Lambda, ECS, Fargate, RDS, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, SNS, SQS), Azure
Dev Ops: Docker, Terraform, Pulimi, Git Hub Actions, CI/CD pipelines
Databases: Postgres, Redis, TimescaleDB, DynamoDB

Testing: Jest,



Cypress, Pytest, and other automated test frameworks

Outcomes

Deliver High‑Quality Features: Ship secure, reliable code that meets requirements, adheres to standards, and delivers measurable business value.
Strengthen System Reliability: Improve observability, performance, and operational excellence across services and components.
Support Cross‑Functional Delivery: Collaborate effectively with lead engineers, designers, PMs, and client stakeholders.
Raise the Bar: Contribute to better patterns, tooling, and engineering standards across teams.

Enhance Customer Success: Proactively identify and resolve technical issues that could impact system behavior or user experience.

Responsibilities

Implement features across frontend, backend, and cloud components

Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions

Write clean, scalable, and secure code following Very’s engineering standards

Create and maintain automated tests across all layers of the stack

Support deployments, CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and alerting

Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback that improves overall quality

Participate in 24/7 on‑call rotation and assist in diagnosing and resolving production issues

Support documentation and knowledge sharing within teams

Minimum Qualifications

General Experience

BS or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

8+ years of professional software development experience

4+ years of experience developing Python based backend applications

Full software development lifecycle experience, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.

Experience building complex, event‑driven, microservice‑based systems.

Strong understanding of production‑grade system reliability, observability, and security.

Experience working in or with government sectors is a strong plus.

Client‑facing or consulting experience preferred but not required.

Technical Proficiency

Deep expertise in Python backend frameworks such as Django and FastAPI

Fluency with frontend technologies including React,



Expo, Vite and Type Script

Skilled in relational and non‑relational data modeling and SQL development

Extensive knowledge in supporting event‑driven cloud platforms in AWS including security, logging, monitoring, observability and performance at scale

AWS service knowledge: Lambda, ECS, Fargate, RDS, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, SNS, SQS

Ability to debug and modify CI/CD automation (Git Hub Actions) and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform or Pulimi)

Education

BS or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Location

Primary residence in Colombia with proper work authorization. We do not sponsor work visas.

Skills

Client Obsessed: Keeps the client’s success front and center. Measures technical choices by their business impact.
Communicates Effectively: Expert communicator who informs, engages, and aligns diverse audiences.
Sets the Bar: Holds themselves and others to exceptionally high technical and delivery standards.
Thrives in the Grind: Finds energy and satisfaction in complex, high‑stakes work — and helps others do the same.

Leads Through Complexity: Brings clarity and direction when projects are messy, high‑pressure, or uncertain.

AI as a Default: AI tools such as Claude are integrated into everything you do, you know how to use them efficiently and you know the limits of what they can do.

This Role Is Likely NOT a Fit If

You prefer working in a highly structured environment where processes rarely change.

You are not comfortable working across the full stack, including cloud infrastructure and frontend components.

You require constant supervision or detailed task breakdowns rather than owning complex problem domains independently.

You are not interested in client‑facing work or measuring technical success by business outcomes.

Compensation

Base Compensation: USD $40–$60 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Why Work for Very

We do not promise an easy ride — we promise meaningful work. We work hard because our clients’ success depends on it, and we take pride in delivering when others can’t. We collaborate closely, move fast, and stay grounded in results. We take joy in the process — in the problem‑solving, the iteration, and the shared wins that come from doing the hard things well.

If you’re looking for a place where every project matters, where the standards are high, and where you’ll grow by pushing yourself and others — welcome to Very.

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📌 Senior Software Engineer (Python) - Contractor (Bogotá)
🏢 Very
📍 Bogotá