Software Engineering, Technical Referent (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Engineering, Technical Referent (Fintech): Setting the technical vision for the internal application framework stack and designing, building, and maintaining core platform components mainly in Java with an accent on architecture, standards, and cloud infrastructure. Focus on enabling and scaling the organization’s capabilities to strategically align Java development practices with AI-driven tooling and workflows.

Location: Buenos Aires / Barcelona / Madrid / Montevideo (Hybrid) / Sao Paulo (Hybrid)

Company

hirify.global enables the biggest companies in the world to collect payments in 40 countries in emerging markets.

What you will do

• Set the technical vision for the internal application framework stack, defining conventions, project archetypes, and lifecycle management for libraries and tooling.
• Design, build, and maintain core platform components mainly in Java, enabling product teams to ship quality code quickly and safely.
• Champion best practices, standards, and review and approve RFCs that impact how code is deployed company-wide.
• Provision and manage AWS resources with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CDK).
• Serve as technical referent for a multi-disciplinary platform team; coach engineers, run architecture reviews, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Work with Security, and Infrastructure teams to align roadmaps, manage technical debt, and ensure platform capabilities meet business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience building large-scale backend or platform systems, with deep proficiency in Java. Golang professional experience is a plus.
• Good communication skills in English; able to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record designing and operating cloud-native architectures on AWS (EKS, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Hands-on knowledge of containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), Infra-as-Code (Terraform/CDK), and modern CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD).
• Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architectures (Kafka, SNS/SQS), and REST API design.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible schedules and performance-driven environment.
• Work in a dynamic and ever-evolving Fintech industry.
• Access to a Premium Coursera subscription.
• Free English, Spanish, or Portuguese classes.
• Monthly social budget for team activities.
• Opportunity to rent hirify.global Houses to spend one week anywhere in the world coworking with your team.

Hiring process

• The Talent Acquisition team will review your CV.
• You will be kept posted by email at every step of the process.