Senior Full Stack Engineer – Backend Focused

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🇨🇴 Colombia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Applaudo

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2013

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Marketing • Logistics

Applaudo is a nearshore software development company that helps businesses accelerate their digital transformation. With over a decade of experience, Applaudo partners with some of the world’s most admired brands to streamline IT solutions, optimize delivery costs, and modernize their digital infrastructure. The company offers a range of services including innovation and experience design, development and maintenance, quality assurance, cloud solutions, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. Applaudo is known for its expertise in data solutions and app modernization, and has a strong presence in industries like sports, media and entertainment, retail, consumer packaged goods, and financial services. Headquartered in Austin, TX with offices in San Salvador, Applaudo blends top-tier software development talent with cutting-edge technology to drive business growth for its clients.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python and AWS Lambda • Build, maintain, and optimize RESTful APIs supporting cloud-based applications and integrations • Analyze technical requirements and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal supervision • Independently analyze existing systems, understand business requirements, and implement solutions without relying on extensive technical guidance • Develop software following established architectural standards and engineering best practices • Debug, troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain production systems • Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to deliver reliable APIs and end-to-end functionality • Participate in code reviews and proactively identify technical improvements and risks • Proactively identify architectural concerns, potential blockers, and improvement opportunities before they impact project delivery • Contribute to frontend development using Vue.js as part of a full stack engineering team • Collaborate with architects, product owners, and engineering teams to clarify technical requirements early and ensure successful implementation • Communicate effectively with technical stakeholders and support continuous improvement initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience • 6+ years of professional experience as a Full Stack Engineer, Backend Engineer, or Software Engineer • Strong professional experience building and maintaining backend applications using Python • Experience designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs • Strong understanding of software architecture, layered application design, and software engineering best practices • Experience building serverless applications using AWS Lambda • Experience working with MongoDB • Experience contributing to frontend development using Vue.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks • Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and production support skills • Experience working with Git and Agile development methodologies • Ability to quickly understand existing codebases, identify technical risks, troubleshoot independently, and contribute effectively within established architectures without requiring continuous guidance • Ability to make sound technical decisions, ask the right questions early, and proactively resolve blockers before they impact delivery • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to independently understand existing codebases, business requirements, and technical documentation • Strong collaboration and communication skills • Advanced English proficiency • Nice to have: Experience with AWS API Gateway • Nice to have: Experience with Serverless Framework or AWS SAM • Nice to have: Experience with Auth0 or Amazon Cognito • Nice to have: Experience with WebSockets or other real-time communication protocols • Nice to have: Experience using JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm or IntelliJ)

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work option • Confidential handling of applicant information according to EEO guidelines