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# Sr Software Engineer (PHP/JavaScript) at Encora

- **Company:** Encora
- **Location:** Mexico
- **Posted:** 2026-07-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/encora10/jobs/5200912007

## Job description

Job Title: Sr Software Engineer Key Skills: PHP, Symfony, Laravel, Node.js, Express, NextJS, JavaScript, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DataDog, WordPress Experience: 5+ years Location: Hermosillo, or Mexico City Mode: Onsite/Hybrid

We at Coforge are hiring Position 22654 with the following skill set.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of professional experience to join our Websites Engineering Team, driving the platform. The ideal candidate thrives building scalable and reliable backend systems, with a strong foundation in designing and developing API-based services that handle high traffic volumes while ensuring observability, performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.

This role sits within the Consumer Engagement team, responsible for building a real-time interaction layer between car buyers and dealerships, processing millions of signals to create personalized, frictionless journeys and generate actionable leads for our customers. The candidate will design and develop high-performance, API-first services, own the health and uptime of business-critical systems, and apply modern architecture patterns to improve legacy services.

## Responsibilities

- Collaborate with a lead engineer to design and develop high-performance, API-based backend services that meet service-level objectives (SLOs) and scale to support growing business needs.
- Own the health and uptime of business-critical systems, participating in on-call rotations to quickly resolve incidents and conducting postmortems to drive continuous improvement.
- Partner with product managers, engineering teams, and infrastructure teams to define technical requirements and design scalable, maintainable systems aligned with business goals and product roadmaps.
- Champion and implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and security practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Apply architecture patterns and iterative approaches to modernize and improve legacy services.
- Ensure comprehensive documentation of API designs, system architectures, and operational procedures to enable internal teams and external customers to build and integrate with the APIs in a self-service manner.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on designing, building, and operating large-scale and highly available systems, including microservices architectures, APIs, and event-driven systems.
- Experience with PHP and web frameworks like Symfony or Laravel.
- Experience in the Node.js ecosystem and frameworks including Express, NextJS, and other API frameworks.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality software.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, including deploying, monitoring, and scaling applications in production.
- In-depth experience with RESTful APIs, with the ability to select the appropriate design pattern for different use cases and requirements.
- Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and MySQL, caching strategies, and messaging systems, ideally with hands-on experience implementing these at scale.
- Proven experience designing and implementing observability solutions (e.g., DataDog) to ensure system reliability, performance, and uptime in production.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), automated testing, and integrating security throughout the development lifecycle.
- Familiarity with end-to-end testing frameworks such as Cypress or Playwright.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and adapt to changing requirements.
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation, providing prompt incident resolution and conducting postmortems to improve system reliability.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience transitioning legacy "monolith" retail tools into a modern, event-driven architecture.
- Background in automotive digital retailing or high-volume e-commerce.
- Strong opinions on API design and contract-first development.
- Experience with WordPress.

Posted On: July 31, 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.

## About Encora

## Core Business
- Primary industry: IT Services and IT Consulting; digital product engineering; AI and cloud services
- Target customers: B2B, enterprise, digital-native organizations, and large corporations seeking modernization and innovation acceleration
- Mission: To deliver innovation acceleration and industry contextual modernization to clients through AI-first design, orchestration, and engineering services
- Vision: To power a world where every enterprise is endlessly composable, driven by digital workers, infinite scalability, and the freedom to innovate without limits

## Products & Services
- **Encora AIVA™**: An orchestration platform for AI-native engineering, enabling composable enterprise systems that sense change and reconfigure in real time.
- **Software Engineering Services**: Full-stack development, cloud migration, data engineering, AI/ML solutions, and product engineering across industries (fintech, healthcare, retail, etc.).
- **Nearshore Delivery Model**: Global delivery centers in the Americas, Europe, India, and Southeast Asia, providing nearshore agility with global scale.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Coforge; acquisition terms not publicly detailed)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue: USD $630 million (latest); Total Funding: USD $215 million across 3 rounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Warburg Pincus (lead investor in $200M PE round in 2019); Coforge Limited (parent company post-acquisition)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Acquired by Coforge (April 2026) – financial consolidation from May 1, 2026, with a 20–25% G&A reduction target
  - Workforce of ~6,191 employees (down 0.4% YoY) operating in 42 countries
  - Active job postings: 349 (+53.1% YoY)
  - Recognized as “Best Companies to Work For” in India (2025), top 4 among multinationals in Brazil, and top 10 in Peru

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global Nearshore Scale**: 9,500+ engineers, designers, and domain experts across 42 countries, offering cost-effective, time-zone-aligned delivery.
- **AI-First Engineering**: Proprietary Encora AIVA™ platform for orchestrating AI-native solutions, differentiating from traditional IT services firms.
- **Deep Industry Expertise**: Hyperspecialized in cloud, data, and AI with a track record of serving digital-native clients and large enterprises.
- **Acquisition Backing**: Integration into Coforge provides access to larger client programs and expanded career pathways.

## Strategic Focus
- **Post-Acquisition Integration**: Seamlessly merging with Coforge while maintaining Encora’s brand and delivery capabilities. Near-term priorities include org restructuring, process alignment, and cost synergy realization.
- **AI-Native Services**: Doubling down on AI agents, trusted AI governance, and outcome-led engineering to move clients beyond experimentation.
- **Talent Development**: Expanding learning & development programs (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, GCP, Databricks certifications) and internal mobility to retain top engineers.

## Why Work Here
- **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.

## Sources
1. [wellfound.com](https://www.encora.com/?avantica-is-now-encora) – Encora company profile (revenue, funding, employees)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/encorainc) – Encora LinkedIn page (followers, recent departures, locations)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/encora/faq/workplace-perception) – Workplace perception analysis (post-acquisition integration, compensation, culture)
4. [assets.ctfassets.net](https://assets.ctfassets.net/yon5rraf34cy/4MbvOWuHfRCr3sdTTjxiKn/0c58eaca56fffcd235e68110fcc2664e/FAQ_Encora_Inc_-_Mexico.pdf) – Encora Mexico FAQ (benefits, remote work, leave policies)
5. [careers.encora.com](https://careers.encora.com/why-encora) – Encora careers page (values, mission, recognition)

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