Lead DI Modernization Engineer

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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.