Microservices Software Engineer
Location: Mexico (100% Remote)
Project: (6-8 months)
We are seeking a Microservice Software Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in driving innovation. You'll be responsible for developing cutting-edge solutions that redefine the retail experience.
Responsibilities:
o Designs, codes, configures, tests, debugs, deploys, documents, and maintains web service applications using a variety of software development toolkits, testing/verification applications and other tools, while adhering to specific development best practices and quality standards.
o Works closely with solution engineers and architects to develop technical design specifications from which programs will be written or configured.
o Validates that proposed solutions align with architectural standards, non-functional requirements (performance, reliability, security), and business needs.
o Takes end-to-end ownership of assigned microservices, including feature delivery, operational readiness, and production support.
o Provides technical guidance across multiple codebases and platforms to unblock team members when needed.
o Performs cross-platform analysis and trade-off assessments across our Android (Kotlin/Compose), iOS (Swift/MVVM), and UFE (Node.js/TypeScript) codebases to ensure consistency and identify optimization opportunities.
o Responsible for troubleshooting and issue analysis, as well as coding, testing, and implementing software enhancements.
o Ensures timely delivery of initiatives/features, proactively communicating risks, blockers, and schedule impacts, and driving resolution to maintain delivery commitments.
o Demonstrates exceptional prioritization and multitasking skills to manage concurrent deliverables across services and platforms, handle operational requests, and resolve production issues effectively while supporting multiple workstreams.
o Demonstrates strong prioritization and multitasking skills to manage concurrent deliverables, operational requests, and production issues effectively.
o Uses observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana) to actively review dashboards, investigate anomalies, and monitor alerts—especially during planned deployments, HSE, and SSE.
o Available to support/unblock planned deployments during off hours as needed.
Additional Qualifications:
o Advanced English communication skills required
o Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
o Good communication skill (verbal and written)
o Strong delegation skills with the ability to receive, prioritize, and execute on delegated tasks autonomously
o Proven ability to context-switch between different codebases and tech stacks efficiently
o Good solution seeking skills and unblocking skills
o Being able to seamlessly integrate new technologies in current work stream including AI ways of working
o 3+ years of experience in Spring Boot and/or Node.js
o Intermediate to advanced knowledge of microservice design patterns and trade-offs
o Experienced on Agile methodology and tools (Jira, Confluence)
o Work experience in the Retail industry is a plus
Core Stack / Primary Focus Areas
· Java & Spring Boot
· Microservices Architecture
· Node.js & TypeScript
· Kafka Ecosystem
· Kubernetes & Docker
· CI/CD & DevOps
· REST APIs & GraphQL
· Monitoring & Observability
· Redis Cache
· Python Scripting & ETL
- Production Support & Deployment Management
Must-Have Skills
- Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture
- Hands-on experience with Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- Experience with Kafka ecosystem including Kafka Streams and Avro Schemas
- Expertise in RESTful APIs and GraphQL design patterns
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized deployments
- Strong CI/CD experience using Git, Jenkins, and ArgoCD
· Experience with Redis Cache
- Monitoring and observability experience using Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana,