Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
at Varicent
- Seniority
- Staff Principal
- Work model
- LatAm-friendly
- Location
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Posted
- 19d ago
typescriptpythongoc#node.jsrestdynamodbkafkaawslambdaspark
at Varicent
<div class="content-intro"><p> </p> <div class="p-rich_text_section">At Varicent, we’re not just transforming the Sales Performance Management (SPM) market—we’re redefining how organizations achieve revenue success. Our cutting-edge SaaS solutions empower revenue leaders globally to design smarter go-to-market strategies, maximize seller performance, and unlock untapped potential. Varicent stands at the forefront of innovation, celebrated as a market leader in the <em data-stringify-type="italic">2025 Forrester Wave Report for SPM</em>, <em data-stringify-type="italic">2023 Ventana Research Revenue Performance Management (RPM) Value Index</em>, <em data-stringify-type="italic">Gartner Peer Insights</em>, <em data-stringify-type="italic">2024 Gartner SPM Market Guide</em>, and <em data-stringify-type="italic">G2. </em>Our solutions are trusted by a diverse range of global industry leaders like T-Mobile, ServiceNow, Wawanesa Bank, Shaw Industries, Moody's, Stryker and hundreds more. Here’s why you’ll thrive at Varicent:</div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Innovate with Purpose: Build impactful solutions for customers worldwide.</strong></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Join Excellence: Work in a diverse, collaborative, and innovative team.</strong></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Shape the Future: Lead in redefining revenue optimization.</strong></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Grow Together: Unlock your potential in a supportive environment.</strong></li> </ul> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Join us at Varicent—where your talent and ambition meet limitless opportunities for success!</div></div><h3 data-section-id="az7vk7" data-start="324" data-end="345">Job Description</h3> <p data-start="347" data-end="808">We’re building scalable, data-driven product systems and looking for a Lead Software Developer with strong engineering skills and a track record of designing and delivering complex, production-grade systems. You’ll lead the design and delivery of critical product components, collaborate closely with technical leads and senior stakeholders, and play a key role in driving technical quality, scalability, and engineering standards across a core product area.</p> <hr data-start="810" data-end="813"> <h3 data-section-id="1ji0kqt" data-start="815" data-end="829">Overview</h3> <p data-start="830" data-end="1083">• Own critical components end-to-end and deliver measurable improvements in system quality, scalability, and reliability. You operate independently, drive design decisions, and elevate engineering standards through technical leadership and mentorship.</p> <hr data-start="1085" data-end="1088"> <h3 data-section-id="1822xnh" data-start="1090" data-end="1110">What you’ll do</h3> <ul> <li>Design, build, and scale new features for <strong>REST APIs</strong> and <strong>large-scale data processing pipelines</strong> that handle <strong>high-volume datasets</strong> across distributed systems.</li> <li>Architect and optimize backend services for <strong>high throughput and low-latency</strong> performance.</li> <li>Develop data-intensive and event-driven applications using Python, Typescript, C#, and AWS-native services.</li> <li>Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability across microservices and cloud infrastructure.</li> <li>Partner with senior engineers, architects, DevOps, and QA throughout the full development lifecycle.</li> <li>Mentor developers, guide code reviews, and raise engineering quality standards.</li> </ul> <hr data-start="2033" data-end="2036"> <h3 data-section-id="17cdoq6" data-start="2038" data-end="2068">Engineering Expectations</h3> <p data-start="2069" data-end="2545">• Strong system design skills with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into scalable technical solutions.<br data-start="2183" data-end="2186">• Ability to evaluate new technologies, tools, and approaches, and recommend solutions based on trade-offs, impact, and ROI.<br data-start="2310" data-end="2313">• Builds systems that are secure, reliable, and compliant by design, partnering with cross-functional teams when needed.<br data-start="2433" data-end="2436">• Drives technical alignment across teams and contributes to improving engineering standards and processes.</p> <hr data-start="2547" data-end="2550"> <h3 data-section-id="1v55a3p" data-start="2552" data-end="2569">How we work</h3> <p data-start="2570" data-end="2852">• We balance exploration with delivery — test ideas quickly, then productionize what works.<br data-start="2661" data-end="2664">• “Done” means quality goals are met, followed by continuous improvement in scalability, performance, and reliability.<br data-start="2782" data-end="2785">• The team owns systems end-to-end (build, release, reliability).</p> <hr data-start="2854" data-end="2857"> <h3 data-section-id="1gjfe7t" data-start="3060" data-end="3093">Required skills & knowledge</h3> <ul> <li>6+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience with a strong backend focus.</li> <li>3+ years working with Typescript / Node.js / C#.</li> <li>Advanced experience with AWS (EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, Step Functions, etc.).</li> <li>Proven experience working with <strong>large datasets</strong>, distributed computing, and batch or stream processing using Spark, Dask, EMR, Glue, Kafka, etc.</li> <li>Solid understanding of system design, distributed systems, scalability patterns, and cloud architecture.</li> </ul> <hr data-start="3757" data-end="3760"> <h3 data-section-id="vs7hn3" data-start="3762" data