Senior Backend Software Developer (m/f/d)

Description Appsfactory is Germany’s leading full-service agency for digital transformation, cloud solutions, mobile and web applications, automotive software, and customized tech solutions across various industries. Do you want to actively contribute to establishing our presence and supporting our growth in Mexico? Then this position is the right one for you! To build our first team at our brand-new location in Guadalajara, Mexico, we are looking for dedicated Backend Software Developers (m/f/d). You will play a central role in shaping the local workspace, building scalable backend systems, supporting our growing engineering team, and establishing a seamless connection with our central functions. You will be part of an international company with colleagues from over 45 different nationalities, creating a diverse, dynamic, and enriching work environment. Through our collaborative company culture, you can expect an exciting journey where you pass on the Appsfactory mindset, shape our new office culture, and continuously grow your career. We value continuous professional development, regular feedback discussions, and opportunities to further expand your skills as our new hub expands. Your Tasks You define the technical vision and lead the architecture and design of scalable, reliable, and secure backend systems handling millions of daily requests across distributed global teams You set enterprise-level architectural patterns and the technical direction for workflows with diverse throughput and latency demands, making build-vs-buy decisions while balancing cost, innovation, and long-term maintainability You drive the design, build, and optimization of resilient, high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines that combine vehicle data with third-party content across platforms You own and evolve the implementation of REST and data-focused APIs and services consumed both internally by platforms and externally by partner ecosystems You define data storage strategies and guide the implementation of data warehouse and AI platform solutions while ensuring data integrity, quality, security, and enterprise scalability You champion system performance, observability, and reliability by proactively identifying bottlenecks, ensuring SLAs, leading root-cause analysis for critical issues, and optimizing the big data stack You mentor and develop engineers at all levels in coding standards, CI/CD, testing, security, and agile delivery, while guiding executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on backend strategy Your profile You hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or offer equivalent professional work experience You bring extensive professional backend engineering experience with a proven track record in leading the design and delivery of large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures on Azure, AWS, or GCP using Docker and Kubernetes You demonstrate strong expertise in data warehouse design, large-scale query processing, and stream processing with Apache Flink or Spark Streaming You possess extensive experience in API development with Go or Java/Spring Boot as well as SQL/NoSQL database modeling, performance optimization, security compliance, and production system governance You have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining production-grade systems You combine exceptional problem-solving and communication skills with strong familiarity in agile methodologies like Scrum, SAFe, or Kanban You have a demonstrated ability to lead projects, deliver strategic impact, mentor engineers, and influence executive as well as global engineering leadership within distributed international teams You offer excellent written and verbal communication skills in English to collaborate effectively in international environments We Offer Flexible working hours and modern digital equipment to support your daily work Central, modern office space in Guadalajara Comprehensive onboarding program with insights into all departments , including a 2-week stay in the USA with all travel and accommodation costs fully covered High-performing work environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes Transparent communication through regular all-hands meetings, 1on1s, and annual feedback sessions Individual growth opportunities and training programs through our Appsfactory Academy We are pleased to meet you! We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/beliefs, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. To apply for this position , please provide us with the following documents (as PDF) and information: Current CV Certificates/Diploma Possible start date Salary expectation Contact Wibke Wachsmann jobs@appsfactory.de +49 (0) 160 5434200