Mid-Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Java /Python + React, TypeScript, AWS) -LATAM

Mid-Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Job Description

Join Us to Shape the Digital World. We’re passionate about delivering cutting-edge technology to some of the world’s top startups and companies, powered by diverse and empowered teams of technologists eager to drive change.

We are committed to creating a safe space where everyone, regardless of their background, is treated with respect and equity.

We value people with strong technical skills who are collaborative, curious, results-driven, and take ownership. We embrace people who want to be themselves, enjoy daily flexibility, and are eager to grow, learn, and make a difference wherever the opportunity arises.

If this resonates with you, we encourage you to apply for the role of Mid-Senior Full-Stack Developer. We’re seeking exceptional talent to work on immersive client projects that will challenge and hone your skills.

• Advanced English language proficiency is required for the role.

 Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable backend services and RESTful APIs.

• Collaborate with team members to create technical design recommendations for the

• development and integration of new features based on requirements.

• Take full ownership of features from conception to deployment, including database schema

• design, backend logic, API development, and frontend implementation.

• Implement unit, integration, and functional tests across the full stack, ensuring quality,

• focusing on edge cases, and driving usability.

• Participate in code reviews for both frontend and backend code, ensuring clean, efficient,

• and best practices compliant code.

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the stack, from database queries to UI

• rendering.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues reported by users, working across the system as needed.

• Use artificial intelligence (AI) tools across the entire software development lifecycle to boost

• efficiency, automate tasks, and catch issues early. This involves using AI for code assistance,

• advanced testing/debugging, and CI/CD optimization.

Technical Skills (Must-haves):

• 4+ years of professional software development experience, with proven full stack experience

• Professional expertise in developing backend services using Java or Python.

• Solid understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), including schema

• design and query optimization.

• Deep, practical knowledge of the AWS ecosystem, including services such as SQS, SNS,

• Lambda, CloudWatch, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.

• Experience building dynamic and responsive web applications using React and TypeScript.

• Good understanding of frontend testing methodologies, using tools like Jest or Cypress.

• Demonstrated effectiveness in leveraging AI tools (such as Cursor, ClaudeCode, and Codex)

• for enhanced software development.

• Advanced English proficiency ( with strong verbal and written

• communication skills.

• Team player, motivated by a fast-moving startup environment and a desire to take

• ownership of the product.

Technical Skills (nice to have):

• Experience with Spring for Java backend development.

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, K8S).

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (AWS CDK).

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Comfortable contributing to architecture discussions and technical decision-making.

• Collaborative, responsible, and proactive team player with strong ownership.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced Agile environment and adapt to evolving requirements.

• Passionate about best practices in software engineering.

A happy team makes all the difference. That’s why we offer:

• Payment in USD

• A truly flexible work schedule

• A Non-Working Pay Days Policy

• Learning Budget

• An opportunity for you to help create change in the industry

• And more!
  
  

Athenaworks is an inclusive and safe organization that values your technical skills, work experience, collaboration abilities, and potential to grow in your career. We proudly welcome self-taught individuals, as we focus solely on your ability to deliver exceptional work. We will never consider any irrelevant personal or professional aspects of your life.