Job Title: Lead DI Modernization Engineer

Key Skills: Elixir, RESTful APIs, Postgres, Kafka, AWS, DataDog, Claude, Git/GitHub Actions, Jira

Experience: 8+

Location Hermosillo or Mexico City

Mode: Hybrid

We at Coforge are hiring Position (22023) with the following skill set.

Backend Engineering & System Design

• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience

• Designing and operating large-scale, highly available, distributed systems

• Microservices architecture

• Event-driven architecture

• API design and development

• Scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability best practices

• Strong software architecture and technical leadership capabilities

• Elixir (Critical Requirement)

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Elixir

• Deep understanding of the Elixir runtime/ecosystem

• Building production-grade backend services using Elixir

• Cloud & Infrastructure

• Strong AWS experience

• Docker containerization

• Kubernetes orchestration

• Production deployment, monitoring, and scaling

• APIs & Service Communication

• REST APIs

• GraphQL

• gRPC

• Ability to select the appropriate protocol/pattern based on use case

• Data Layer

• PostgreSQL

• Database design and optimization

• Caching strategies

• Messaging & Event Streaming

• Kafka

• Designing and operating Kafka-based systems at scale

• Observability & Reliability

• DataDog

• Monitoring

• Logging

• Alerting

• SLO/SLA-driven operations

• DevSecOps

• CI/CD pipelines

• Automated testing

• Secure software development practices

• Security integration throughout the SDLC

• Security

• Secure API design

• Access control

• Data encryption

• General application security principles

• AI-Assisted Development

• High proficiency with Claude Code or similar AI coding tools

• Demonstrated use of LLMs to improve development productivity

• Collaboration & Communication

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Technical documentation

• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

2. Good-to-Have Skillset

These are valuable differentiators but appear secondary to the core backend/Elixir requirements:

Leadership & Strategic Thinking

Defining technical roadmaps
Long-term architecture planning
Domain ownership
Technical mentorship and guidance

Must Have

Elixir (2+ years)
Backend Engineering (8+ years)
AWS + Docker + Kubernetes
Kafka
PostgreSQL
REST / GraphQL / gRPC APIs
DataDog Observability
CI/CD + DevSecOps
Distributed Systems & Microservices
AI-assisted development (Claude Code or equivalent)

Nice to Have

Technical leadership/architecture ownership
Platform engineering mindset
Agile delivery experience
Advanced documentation practices
Reliability engineering and operational excellence
Cross-functional stakeholder management

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.