Job Title: Sr DI Modernization Engineer
Key Skills: Elixir, RESTful APIs, Postgres, Kafka, AWS, DataDog, Claude, Git/GitHub Actions, Jira
Experience: 4+
Location Hermosillo or Mexico City
Mode: Hybrid
We at Coforge are hiring Position (22021) with the following skill set.
This role is focused on a senior backend engineer who can architect, build, and operate scalable, highly available backend platforms and APIs.
Core Technical Skills
**Backend Architecture & Distributed Systems**
* Designing large-scale, high-availability backend systems
* Microservices architecture
* Event-driven architecture
* API platform design
* Scalability, reliability, and performance engineering
**Programming Languages**
* **Elixir (mandatory)** — 2+ years of production experience
* Strong backend development experience (8+ years overall)
**API Technologies**
* REST APIs
* GraphQL
* gRPC
* Ability to select the appropriate API paradigm based on requirements
**Cloud & Infrastructure**
* AWS (required)
* Docker
* Kubernetes
* Production deployment, monitoring, and scaling
**Data & Messaging**
* PostgreSQL
* Database performance optimization
* Caching strategies
* Kafka (hands-on experience at scale)
**Observability & Reliability**
* DataDog
* Monitoring
* Logging
* Alerting
* SLO-driven engineering
**DevSecOps**
* CI/CD pipelines
* Automated testing
* Security integration throughout SDLC
* Infrastructure automation
**Security**
* Secure API design
* Authentication & authorization
* Access control
* Encryption and data protection
Primary Responsibilities
* Architect and build strategic backend services
* Define technical roadmap and architecture direction
* Lead scalable system design decisions
* Establish observability and reliability standards
* Drive DevSecOps and engineering best practices
* Collaborate across product, engineering, and infrastructure teams
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2. Good-to-Have Skillset
These skills strengthen candidacy but are secondary to the core backend/platform engineering requirements.
AI-Assisted Development
* Claude Code expertise
* LLM-based development tools
* AI-assisted coding workflows
* Developer productivity automation
Engineering Practices
* Agile/Scrum experience
* Technical documentation
* API documentation
* Knowledge sharing and mentoring
* Operational runbooks
Soft Skills
* Technical leadership
* Cross-functional collaboration
* Stakeholder management
* Strategic thinking
* Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Additional Platform Expertise
* Self-service platform design
* Internal developer platforms
* API productization
* Long-term technical roadmap planning
* System modernization initiatives
Posted On: June 27, 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.