What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer, Backend (VTEX IO) position at vtex?
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are proactively seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in developing multi-tenant SaaS solutions and a proven track record in backend development.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will serve as a technical reference for the team, providing guidance and expertise in backend development best practices. You will be responsible for important evolutions of our products in terms of scalability (they're global products!) and product evolution to address main customers demands and market opportunities. Your contributions will directly impact the success and global growth of our organization, making this a truly exciting opportunity.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on solving complex technical challenges at the intersection of platform engineering, and product development.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement, evolve, and maintain core components of the VTEX IO Platform, including infrastructure layers and applications, runtime apps, builder apps, and etc.
- Develop APIs, SDKs, and developer tools that enable users to build and manage extensible apps
- Collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers, specialists, and designers
- Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code with a focus on scalability and extensibility
ABOUT THE TEAM
The VTEX IO Apps Platform team at VTEX is building the foundation and tools for the extensibility of commerce interactions.
We are responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the platform that empowers developers, product teams, and business users to create, manage, and scale extensible Apps that interact intelligently with customers, employees, and systems.
Our mission is to provide a scalable, extensible, and safe platform for IO Apps — enabling businesses to deploy apps that can access knowledge, call APIs, orchestrate workflows, and deliver personalized experiences to composable commerce.
Our purpose is to unlock the full potential of commerce by enabling extensibility and personalization for enterprise companies. Through VTEX IO, we make it easier and faster to implement online stores by leveraging a rich ecosystem of pre-built apps available in the App Store. This empowers businesses to create tailored, high-performance solutions that drive growth and enhance customer experiences.
WHO YOU ARE
As a Senior Software Engineer on the VTEX IO Apps Platform team at VTEX, you are more than a builder — you are a problem solver, a collaborator, and a continuous learner.
You are someone who:
- Proficient in Backend Development: Deep expertise in TypeScript/Node.js, and/or Go, and/or C#/.NET, building distributed systems, APIs, and microservices with strong database design skills.
- System Design & Scalability Focus: Experienced in designing highly scalable systems, optimizing performance, and applying caching, load balancing, and fault tolerance mechanisms.
- DevOps & Infrastructure Savvy: Competent with CI/CD, Docker, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CDK/Pulumi), and understanding monitoring/logging/alerting systems.
- Observability & Troubleshooting Skills: Proven ability in implementing application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, and incident response.
- Cloud & Advanced Systems (Nice-to-Have): Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, message queues, and advanced monitoring tools.
Ultimately, you are someone who takes pride in building platforms that empower others—whether that’s developers creating and maintain apps, or users interacting with VTEX IO —and you’re excited to be part of shaping the future of composable commerce at VTEX.
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About VTEX
VTEX (NYSE: VTEX) is the composable and complete commerce platform that delivers more efficiency and less maintenance to organizations seeking to make smarter IT investments and modernize their tech stack. Through our pragmatic composability approach, we empower brands, distributors, and retailers with unparalleled flexibility and comprehensive solutions, enabling them to invest solely in what provides a clear business advantage and boosts profitability. VTEX is trusted by 2,400 global B2C and B2B customers, including Carrefour, Colgate, Motorola, Sony, Stanley Black & Decker, and Whirlpool, having 3,400 active online stores across 43 countries (as of FY ended on December 31, 2024).
Founded in the year 2000, VTEX has a history of being unstoppable. Completely against the odds, VTEX is leading a high-tech industry and positioned above market giants. We are building an extraordinary future with more than 1,300 employees scattered across 25 locations in 16 countries in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.vtex.com.
At VTEX, you will work in a challenge-driven environment and collaborate with amazing peers. If you are powerful individually, join us, and we will be unstoppable together.
BENEFITS
- Annual profit-sharing program and equity eligibility;
- Health, dental, and life insurance with national coverage provided by VTEX;
- Annual budget for professional development in Tech;
- Language development incentive program (English, Spanish, Portuguese);
- Flexible meal allowance;
- Extended parental leaves;
- Child-care assistance;
- Flexible work schedule and remote-first culture;
- Financial assistance to build your work-from-home setup;
- Wellness program;
- Free shipping on 1000 VTEX stores
By applying for this position, the candidate acknowledges and explicitly affirms their understanding that the use of any form of artificial intelligence (AI) during the selection process is explicitly prohibited.
