PayU Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
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About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop distributed backend services for high‑scale, cloud‑based solutions in the fintech and payments ecosystem. You will lead by example in technical excellence, own the technical architecture and design of systems, and mentor team members while driving CI/CD and automation culture across teams. This role combines hands‑on development (80%) with technical leadership, mentoring (10%), and architectural guidance (10%).
Key Responsibilities
Technical Development & Architecture
- Design, develop, and scale distributed backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript
- Design and implement low‑latency, high‑availability, and high‑performance solutions for large‑scale production systems
- Own the technical architecture and design of systems, leading technical discussions and design of new modules
- Design technical solutions based on business and functional requirements
- Develop cutting‑edge cloud‑based solutions in the fintech area using AWS (EKS, Lambdas, ECS, S3, EB)
- Implement and optimize services following SOLID principles, design patterns, and software engineering best practices
Quality & Best Practices
- Maintain high standards of code quality, testing, and pipeline automation using GitLab/Bitbucket/Jenkins
- Ensure well‑defined processes (code reviews, static analysis) are in place to maintain coding best practices
- Design and implement quality assurance processes, including unit tests, load testing, and performance optimization
- Review code changes and solutions, providing business justification for tasks
- Guarantee that clear and comprehensive technical documentation is maintained
Leadership & Collaboration
- Act as subject matter expert within Business and Technology teams
- Mentor junior and standard engineers, supporting team members in software design and development practices
- Guide the development proce
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