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Senior Software Engineer (Backend) at Encora (Brazil)

Encora· Brazil·

Role details

Level
Senior

Job description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Key Skills: Java, AWS, DevOps, RESTful APIs

Location: Brazil

Mode: Remote

We at Coforge are hiring Senior Software Engineer (Backend) with the following skill set.

Key Responsibilities

  • Independently design, implement, and maintain complex modules of our processing and streaming services; apply algorithms and profiling to optimize performance and memory use.
  • Own assigned deliverables end to end: clarify requirements, make implementation decisions, and follow through on testing, deployment, and support.
  • Build and operate AWS services across regions using ECS, S3, Amazon Dynamo DB, SQS, AWS Elastic Cache, Lambda, and CloudFront.
  • Investigate performance, concurrency, and reliability issues in production, perform root-cause analysis, and implement lasting fixes.
  • Participate in architecture and design discussions with architects and client-rendering teams, assess trade-offs, and implement designs aligned with agreed technical direction.
  • Improve test coverage, observability, deployment automation, and code quality; contribute code reviews and use IQ BOT thoughtfully to improve engineering productivity.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Hands-on professional software development experience building, shipping, and operating production backend services.
  • Strong production experience with Java Standard Edition, including object-oriented design, concurrency, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, particularly ECS and EC2, and strong DevOps fundamentals including CD, IaC, and multi-environment deployment.
  • Strong algorithms, data structure, and mathematics skills, with the ability to reason about complexity, memory use, and performance trade-offs.
  • Experience building and troubleshooting high-traffic distributed systems, including RESTful APIs, data formats such as JSON or Protocol Buffers, and observability practices such as logging, metrics, and tracing.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with observability tooling such as Dynatrace, GRAFANA, or Digital AnalyticsSplunk.
  • Understanding of network protocols such as HTTP/2 and WebSockets and their impact on streaming performance.
  • Experience with IaC such as Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines such as CI/CT - Jenkins.
  • Experience with content Delivery Network, global data distribution, containerization, or orchestration technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.

Posted On: 3-11-2026

At Coforge, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.

Why work at Encora

  • Culture & Recognition: Certified “Great Place to Work” in multiple regions; recognized by Comparably for Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, and Company Happiness.
  • Remote/Hybrid Policy: Flexible work-from-home scheme; remote workers in Mexico receive a monthly allowance of MXN 700 for internet/electricity, plus desk and chair after 3 months. No dress code, pet-friendly environment.
  • Perks & Benefits (varies by location):
    • Top-of-the-line MacBook Pro
    • Unlimited book budget and training/certification support
    • Private health insurance (including family) with dental and life insurance
    • 12 days paid vacation from day one (Mexico), 5 days PTO, 30 days aguinaldo (mandatory annual bonus)
    • Psychotherapy support (12 sessions covered fully)
    • Savings fund, grocery vouchers, and snack stations in select offices
  • Considerations: Compensation inconsistency across geographies and accounts; project-dependent stability; change fatigue from post-acquisition integration. Candidates should confirm review cycles, salary bands, and account assignment during interviews.

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