Senior Software Engineer, Backend - LATAM

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who combines strong system design instincts with the communication skills to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders. This is a backend-heavy role with a lot of autonomy, real technical challenge, and a team that runs on AI.

What You'll Do

Drive the design and implementation of greenfield services, replacing legacy code with modern microservices, strong test coverage, and production-grade observability

Collaborate closely with Product Managers and other Engineering teams to translate requirements into engineering solutions

Use AI tools (Claude and/or Cursor) as your primary development environment

Drive projects independently: own your work, surface blockers, keep things moving

What We're Looking For

Required:

AI fluency — you're comfortable using Claude, Cursor, or similar tools as your main coding interface; you don't just use them occasionally

Strong system design skills — you can walk through architectural decisions you've made, explain tradeoffs, and think at the infrastructure level

Proven delivery — you've shipped complex systems, not just features; you can speak to the weight and scope of what you've built

Self-directed working style — you don't need daily direction; you identify what needs to happen and drive it

Comfortable handling ambiguity — cross-team requests don't always come in neatly scoped; you ask the right questions and figure it out

Adaptable to shifting priorities — lodging is the highest-demand vertical at Engine; plans change

Excellent communication — you can explain technical problems clearly to non-technical stakeholders like accountants and business ops teams

Nice to Have:

Java or Kotlin experience (most of our services are Java/Kotlin; not a hard requirement with AI in the loop)

SQL and relational databases

Terraform, Datadog, or Splunk experience

This is an evergreen opening, we review applications on an ongoing basis. This is a full-time, contractor role for candidates based in Latin America.

Compensation

Our compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, all roles receive equity. Depending on the role, total compensation may also include an annual bonus. Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process.

Base Pay Range

$75,000—$120,000 USD