Staff Software Engineer

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🕒 August 7

🇨🇴 Colombia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Abstra

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2007

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

💰 $2.3M Seed Round - Abstra on 2022-01

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

Abstra is a nearshore LATAM technology services company that provides staff augmentation, dedicated teams, software outsourcing, and managed IT services to U. S. and international clients. They deliver custom software development (web and mobile), UX/UI design, QA/testing, and platform & infrastructure work (DevOps/SRE), and offer Data & AI capabilities including data engineering, ML engineering, MLOps, and data science. Abstra emphasizes time-zone alignment, bilingual LATAM talent, cost-effective nearshore delivery, and long-term partnership models to help companies scale engineering capacity and accelerate roadmaps.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and scale core products across backend, frontend, and cloud-native applications • Architect and build scalable, secure, and resilient backend systems using Java, Kotlin, or other JVM-based languages • Lead design and implementation of core components across cloud-native services, including Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, and Azure • Collaborate with product management and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions • Champion DevSecOps practices, integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and automating build and deployment processes • Guide and mentor engineering teams through technical challenges, architectural guidance, and code reviews • Implement best practices in testing, observability, reliability, and performance optimization • Evaluate and integrate open-source tools and libraries, contributing to the community when appropriate • Drive improvements in platform scalability, data processing pipelines, and distributed system architecture • Participate in and lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability engineering efforts

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience • Proven experience designing and building scalable, production-grade full stack applications • Strong proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin on the backend • Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices • Proficiency with React, Vue, or similar JavaScript/TypeScript libraries • Understanding of cloud-native architecture and experience deploying applications to AWS, GCP, or Azure • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Familiarity with secure software development practices and integrating security into full stack applications • Skill in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps workflows • Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and design teams • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience • Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating with cross-functional teams • Passion for mentoring and coaching engineers • Successful completion of employment verification and background checks • Verification of job titles and dates of employment with two previous employers

🏖️ Benefits

• 20 days of paid time off (PTO) per year • Opportunities for professional growth and career development • Company-provided equipment • A collaborative, inclusive, and multicultural work environment • The opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects alongside a talented and supportive team • Competitive compensation paid in USD