Allata

Senior Backend Engineer

Allata

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Argentina

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSDynamoDBTypeScript

About the role

  • Own and deliver backend features end-to-end within an AWS serverless architecture
  • Design, implement, and extend Lambda-based backend services using TypeScript
  • Build and maintain REST APIs supporting document ingestion, extraction workflows, recommendation services, and audit logging
  • Implement event-driven and asynchronous processing workflows
  • Integrate with AWS-managed services such as: Amazon S3, DynamoDB, Textract or similar document processing services
  • Manage workflow state, retries, branching logic, and partial failure handling in code
  • Apply best practices around idempotency, error handling, and defensive coding
  • Add structured logging, metrics, and observability to backend services
  • Debug and resolve integration issues across distributed services
  • Deploy services using existing CI/CD pipelines and understand production behavior

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience building and operating AWS Lambda–based services in production
  • Experience with event-driven or asynchronous processing patterns
  • Solid experience designing and consuming REST APIs
  • Hands-on use of: Amazon S3 for object storage workflows, DynamoDB as a primary persistence layer
  • Experience managing workflow orchestration directly in code
  • Proven ability to manage explicit workflow state
  • Experience handling retries, branching logic, and partial failures
  • Strong understanding of idempotency and execution order
  • Ability to contribute effectively within an existing backend architecture
  • Experience working within Scrum or Scrum-like agile frameworks
  • Active participation in backlog refinement, sprint planning, standups, and sprint reviews
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
TypeScriptAWS LambdaREST APIsevent-driven processingasynchronous processingAmazon S3DynamoDBworkflow orchestrationidempotencyerror handling
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationagile methodologiesbacklog refinementsprint planningstandupssprint reviews