Senior Backend Developer

Afya

Senior Backend Developer at Afya, developing scalable distributed systems with modern technologies. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance medical practices.

Posted 4/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇧🇷 BrazilSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DjangoDockerGoJavaScriptKafkaMongoDBNode.jsPostgresPythonRabbitMQRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain backend services using modern technologies (e.g., Python, Go, or Node.js);
Build distributed systems using messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and microservices architecture;
Provide technical leadership on critical projects, ensuring solution quality, performance, and resilience;
Actively participate in technical rituals such as code reviews and architecture discussions;
Design and evolve scalable, sustainable architectures, balancing performance, cost, security, and availability trade-offs;
Work on projects with multiple integrations (external APIs, legacy systems, billing, authentication, etc.);
Collaborate with Product teams to make technical decisions and define solutions;
Ensure engineering best practices, including automated testing, observability, and continuous deployment;
Operate in high-availability, mission-critical environments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong expertise in modern backend development with at least one primary language (e.g., Python, Go, or Node.js);
Experience with distributed systems, messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and service-oriented/microservices architectures;
Knowledge of modern infrastructure: Docker, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring/logging, and continuous deployment;
Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis);
Ability to make technical decisions considering performance, scalability, cost, and security trade-offs;
Hands-on experience developing backend systems with modern stacks (FastAPI, Django, Express, Echo, Fiber, etc.);
Leadership in projects with multiple integrations and technical dependencies (e.g., external APIs, billing, authentication, legacy systems);
Experience with high-availability or mission-critical products;
Ability to design sustainable architectural solutions and guide technical decisions together with Product teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meal allowance / meal voucher;
Flexible working hours and arrangements (for remote positions);
Transportation allowance (for hybrid or on-site positions);
Profit sharing (PLR);
Multi-benefits: flexible benefit via Flash Card to use as you prefer;
Gympass / Wellhub;
Psicologia Viva (online platform for psychologist and nutritionist consultations);
Health and dental plan;
Life insurance;
Extended parental leave (up to 6 months for mothers and 20 days for fathers);
Rede D'Or: support and important information for mothers and babies through a network of accredited nurses;
Partnership with your local SESC (varied programming in education, health, culture, leisure and assistance);
Birthday day off (one day off to take on your birthday or during your birthday month);
Learning platform with a variety of courses (UCA);
Language academy (AIA);
Leadership development program;
Mentoring for Women at Afya (MMA);
Discounts on undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Afya's educational institutions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonGoNode.jsKafkaRabbitMQDockerCI/CDPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationdecision makingproblem solving