Principal Backend Engineer (AI / Cloud / Scalable Systems) 1723

Chihuahua, Mexico | Posted on 06/11/2026

We are looking for a Senior Principal Backend Engineer to join an innovative technology company developing a next-generation AI‑powered platform designed to transform critical processes within a highly regulated industry. This role will play a key part in defining architecture, scalability, and the evolution of mission‑critical backend systems while collaborating closely with product, cloud, and AI teams.

Location: Onsite

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Position Overview

We are seeking a technical leader with strong expertise in backend architecture, distributed systems, and scalable cloud platforms. The selected candidate will be responsible for designing and evolving the architecture of a complex platform while ensuring high standards of performance, availability, security, and maintainability.

This role is ideal for professionals who enjoy solving large‑scale technical challenges, leading architectural decisions, and building modern solutions powered by Artificial Intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the backend architecture of a large‑scale distributed platform.
• Build, optimize, and maintain high‑performance APIs and microservices.
• Develop solutions for data processing, workflow orchestration, and complex integrations.
• Drive technical decisions related to databases, messaging systems, cloud services, and infrastructure components.
• Ensure scalability, availability, observability, and security across production systems.
• Integrate external systems through APIs, interoperability standards, and third‑party services.
• Collaborate with AI teams to incorporate machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities into the platform.
• Promote engineering best practices, code quality, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams.
• Participate in critical incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous platform improvement.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in backend development and building scalable systems.
• Strong experience in backend architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands‑on experience designing and implementing microservices‑based architectures.
• Proven experience building production‑grade APIs and integrations.
• Advanced knowledge of system design, scalability, availability, and performance optimization.
• Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, or Java.
• Experience working with event‑driven architectures.
• Advanced English communication skills for technical discussions and collaboration with international teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning solutions.
• Experience working in regulated industries, SaaS environments, or organizations with strict security and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of interoperability standards and complex data management.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, resilience, and production incident response.
• Understanding of DevOps principles and deployment automation.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong ownership mindset and technical leadership capabilities.
• Ability to make high‑impact architectural decisions.
• Collaborative, team‑oriented professional with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for building scalable products using modern technologies and innovative approaches.