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Staff Software Engineer (backend)

Remote - Latin America

CORRELATION ONE

Correlation One develops workforce skills for the AI economy

Enterprises and governments work with us to develop talent and close critical data, digital, and technology skills gaps. Our global programs, including training programs and data competitions, also empower underrepresented communities and accelerate careers.

Our mission is to create equal access to the data-driven jobs of the future. We partner with top employers and government organizations to make that a reality, including Amazon, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Our skills training programs are 100% free for learners and are delivered virtually by industry experts to minimize traditional barriers to career advancement. We take pride in fostering supportive, human-led, group learning environments that build technical proficiency and confidence in participants.

Join us and let's shape the AI Economy together!

Role

Staff Engineers are the anchor technical leaders for a team at Correlation One. They drive the technical vision and the standards of excellence for their team. They develop a long-term technical blueprint for their team and take a pragmatic approach to building towards that in a phased manner. They promote a culture of craftsmanship within their team and take pride in the high quality of their team’s deliverables.

Our Staff Engineers are hands-on in their work, are deep into the details and lead by example to earn respect. They push themselves and those in their teams to excel in their crafts. They mentor and coach their team members on leadership, technology and culture. They improve and uphold an inclusive culture where everyone is heard, respected and empowered.

Responsibilities

  • Own and develop the long-term technical vision & blueprint for the team
  • Design technical strategy to move from existing monolithic applications to well-architected cloud-based microservices
  • Hands-on development from microservices and sub-systems to the entire technical stack
  • Deal with ambiguity and figure things out with minimal guidance
  • Mentor engineers including senior and junior engineers on their team
  • Improve and uphold standards for engineering and operational excellence

Basic Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional software development experience
  • 8+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Python, Java
  • 6+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep experience building large scale distributed systems utilizing microservices, monolithic, domain based and/or layered cake architectures
  • Knowledge of building services using one or more cloud infrastructures such as GCP/AWS
  • Knowledge of relational/non-relational databases and unstructured storage
  • Deep experience in cloud design patterns for scalability, resiliency, availability, latency, responsiveness
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proficient in coding standards, code reviews, devops and delivering high quality software
  • Deep understanding of modern data architectures and data management
  • Technologies we use: Python, Java, Django, FastApi, React, Postgres, Kubernetes, GCP
  • Experience using AI-powered tools to enhance development workflows including code generation, automated testing, performance profiling, and documentation
  • Familiarity with integrating LLMs and AI services into development environments (e.g., prompt engineering, using vector databases, API orchestration)
  • Formal education (PhD, Masters or Bachelors) in a technical discipline

Where you are

  • This role is remote and can be located anywhere that is compatible with EST time zone with a strong preference for LatAm (Central and South America). We are headquartered in New York City and have office space in Midtown Manhattan.

How we support our people 

  • Insurance or subsidies based on country
  • Retirement plan based on country 
  • Unlimited Time Off, with a minimum time off recommendation 
  • 10 company-paid holidays
  • Official company-wide holiday for the last week of the calendar year 
  • Access to free data skills training through our programs
  • A company culture that empowers individuals and embraces diversity through its core mission

The compensation range for this position is specific to location and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. These factors include (but are not limited to) location, experience, education and skill sets. Please note that the shared range is specific to the United States. The range only reflects the base salary and does not reflect bonus, equity or benefits.

Correlation One’s Commitment 

Correlation One is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Correlation One provides a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Correlation One are based solely on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage applicants to bring their unique skills, experiences, and outlook to our work environment. 

Correlation One is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Correlation One strives to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidates@correlation-one.com.

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