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, and Prometheus

· Strong troubleshooting, production support, and deployment support experience

· Experience with JUnit and Spring Boot Tests

· Knowledge of Maven and Gradle build tools

· Experience working in Agile environments

· Strong multitasking, prioritization, and delivery management skills

Nice-to-Have Skills

· Experience with AI developer tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code

· Exposure to Android (Kotlin/Compose) and iOS (Swift/MVVM)

· Experience with UFE (Node.js/TypeScript) applications

· Python scripting, ETL workflows, and data pipelines

· Swagger documentation experience

· Grafana Loki logging

· JSON and YAML configurations

· Cross-platform codebase analysis and optimization