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.
Coforge Limited is a global AI-native engineering and digital services leader, where artificial intelligence is core to how we design, build, and deliver intelligent, scalable solutions for enterprises across BFSI, travel, transportation, healthcare, and insurance.
Key team members
Partha Anbil
Brian Glidden
Mike Himley
Rajeev Pandey
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