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Microservices Software Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience in Spring Boot and/or Node.js
  • Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture
  • Advanced English communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Designs, codes, configures, tests, debugs, deploys, documents, and maintains web service applications
  • Works closely with solution engineers and architects to develop technical design specifications
  • Takes end-to-end ownership of assigned microservices, including feature delivery and production support
  • Utilizes observability and monitoring tools to actively review dashboards and investigate anomalies

About the company

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Turtle Trax S.A.

Turtle Trax S.A. is a Costa Rican company that organizes rural tourism projects on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Paninsula. We create a unique experience for both international and national travellers by combining sea turtle conservation, hands-on volunteer work, community projects, and locally based tourism. Turtle Trax runs four sea turtle nesting beach conservation projects in partnership with PRETOMA, a Costa Rican NGO. The focus of the projects is to protect sea turtle nests both directly, with hatcheries, and indirectly, through community education and sustainable tourism.

Company details

Company typeStartup
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

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

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