Important Information 

Location: Costa Rica

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Summary 

As a Senior Go and Ruby Developer (19695), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.  

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Design, develop, and deploy high-performance, resilient, and scalable cloud-native backend systems that power mission-critical cybersecurity platform services
• Lead end-to-end software delivery from architecture and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
• Architect and optimize distributed microservices running on Google Cloud Platform, ensuring reliability, observability, and performance at scale
• Mentor engineers, participate in architecture discussions and code reviews, and drive engineering excellence through best practices, automation, and modern SDLC processes

Qualifications and Skills 

• 7+ years of experience in backend engineering or distributed systems development within production-grade environments
• 4+ years of expert-level experience with Go (Golang), building scalable and high-performance backend services
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful API design, and gRPC-based service communication
• Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems with strong system design fundamentals and performance optimization strategies
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), building and operating highly available services in cloud-native environments
• Strong experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience implementing asynchronous messaging systems such as Google Pub/Sub or Kafka
• Deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design, indexing strategies, and performance tuning
• Strong experience implementing automated testing strategies (unit, integration, BDD) and CI/CD pipelines aligned with DevOps or GitOps practices
• Working knowledge of Ruby, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), UML modeling, and experience scaling microservice-based cybersecurity or SaaS platforms

About Encora 
 
Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.  

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.  

Important Information 

Location: Costa Rica

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Summary 

As a Senior Go Backend Engineer - Cybersecurity (19694), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.  

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Design, develop, and integrate high-performance backend systems for cybersecurity platforms using Golang
• Architect and implement scalable microservices and cloud-native solutions ensuring high availability and resilience
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability, and monitoring to support reliable system operations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to system design, and mentor engineers to drive best practices

Qualifications and Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in backend software engineering and distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Golang with hands-on experience building production systems
• Experience designing and developing microservices, REST APIs, and gRPC services
• Strong knowledge of testing practices including unit testing, BDD, and clean code principles
• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or Google Pub/Sub
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, preferably GCP
• Experience with DevOps and GitOps practices including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills with ability to work in dynamic environments

About Encora 
 
Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.  

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.  

Important Information 

Location: Costa Rica

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Summary 

As a Senior Go Developer (19694), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.  

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Design and develop scalable backend services and cybersecurity intelligence capabilities using Golang within a cloud-native architecture
• Build and integrate high-performance, resilient microservices and APIs that support distributed cybersecurity platforms
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and observability practices to ensure reliable deployment and system performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams while contributing to architecture decisions, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers

Qualifications and Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in backend software engineering and distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Golang with extensive experience developing production backend services
• Deep experience designing microservices architectures and building REST APIs or gRPC services
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
• Experience working with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Strong experience with asynchronous messaging systems such as Kafka or Google Pub/Sub
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases in scalable environments
• Experience with DevOps practices, GitOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code tools
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills in cross-functional engineering teams

About Encora 
 
Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.  

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.  

Important Information

Experience: +5 years

Job Mode: Full-time

Work Mode: Remote in all Latam

Job Summary

As a Senior Golang Engineer (19694) you will be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team developing our attack surface intelligence capabilities. You will be a critical contributor to the development and integration of reconnaissance technologies and products while also moving forward the state of engineering best practices in our cybersecurity platform. If you enjoy pivoting between different problems and meeting new challenges every day while developing solutions that are mission critical to the organization, this role is for you!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop and integrate cybersecurity testing and analysis systems with best-in-class cybersecurity platform;
• Build high-performance, resilient, scalable cloud-based software, microservices architecture and containers;
• Take software through CI/CD all the way to production and own its quality and availability;
• Utilize GCP platform to build and run highly-available software systems;
• Identify and resolve performance issues across systems and components;
• Collaborate on a cross-functional team, working with Product, Operations, and Platform Engineering;
• Integrate monitoring and alerting capabilities with backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times;
• Design, implement and deliver well-tested, scalable, highly available systems;
• Own and ideate technical solutions for product requirements and user stories;
• Actively engage and participate in design and code reviews;
• Offer guidance and support to junior team members, encouraging and cultivating a culture of continuous learning within the team

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering and distributed systems.
• Strong Golang Required;
  • Strong experience and understanding of microservices, REST API design, gRPC, unit testing, BDD testing;
  • Strong design skills required – UML is a bonus; exposure to Domain Driven Design desirable;
  • Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka;
• In depth knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS technologies;
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (GCP preferred);
• Experience working on agile teams;
• Experience developing scalable and observable microservice-based applications
• Experience with GitOps and DevOps principles, practices and tools;
• A proven ability to thrive in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Advanced English skills.

Highly Desirable Skills

• Interest in security / penetration testing
• Interest in GenAI and LLM technologies

About Encora

Encora is the preferred digital engineering and modernization partner of some of the world’s leading enterprises and digital native companies. With over 9,000 experts in 47+ offices and innovation labs worldwide, Encora’s technology practices include Product Engineering & Development, Cloud Services, Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience, Cybersecurity, and AI & LLM Engineering.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications, and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.

Important Information 

Location: Costa Rica

Work Mode: Remote

Job Summary 

As a Senior Software Engineer - AI (19693), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.  

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Design, build, and scale AI-centric distributed systems that power offensive security and penetration testing products
• Lead the development of agentic AI capabilities, including LLM-driven workflows, RAG pipelines, and automated vulnerability detection systems
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of AI-powered features, from architecture and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and continuous optimization
• Drive technical excellence by leading architecture discussions, code reviews, and mentoring engineers while promoting best practices in SDLC and cloud-native development

Qualifications and Skills 

• 7+ years of experience in backend engineering and distributed systems within production-grade environments
• 4+ years of expert-level experience in Go (Golang) and strong hands-on proficiency in Python for AI-driven systems
• Proven experience building AI-enabled applications using LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic workflows, and related frameworks
• Strong understanding of token usage optimization, LLM cost control strategies, and performance tuning for large-scale AI systems
• Deep expertise in microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, gRPC, and scalable backend design patterns
• Hands-on experience with asynchronous messaging systems such as Google Pub/Sub or Kafka
• Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including performance optimization and distributed data strategies
• Advanced experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP preferred) in highly available environments
• Solid testing practices including unit testing, integration testing, and BDD, along with modern CI/CD and DevOps workflows
• Strong communication skills, leadership mindset, and experience mentoring engineers in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments; cybersecurity or offensive security experience is a strong plus

About Encora 
 
Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.  

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.  

Overview:

We are looking for a Staff Engineer in LATAM to join the engineering team! In this role, you will set technical direction across both front-end and back-end systems, helping shape the architecture, performance, reliability, and user experience of our learning platform. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across squads, partner closely with Product and Design, and drive the development of scalable, secure-by-default, AI-powered customer experiences.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who can move fluidly across the stack, from high-traffic user interfaces to high-scale services, while mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the organization.

About Nerdy:

At Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) -  the company behind Varsity Tutors - we’re redrawing the blueprint of learning. Our Live + AI™ platform fuses real-time human expertise with proprietary generative-AI systems, setting a new bar for measurable academic impact at global scale. 

We recruit the kind of technologists and operators you’d bet on as solo founders - people who turn ambiguous problems into shipping code, iterate faster than markets move, and compound their advantage with every data point. In an era where great employees can deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good, we back those who play to win.

Fortune favors the bold. Join us.

How we compete:

• AI-Native at every level
  From the CEO to day-one hires, everyone builds and ships with generative AI. If you’re not wielding AI, you’re not done.

• Entrepreneurial velocity
  Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die.

• Free-market rigor
  Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside.

• Full-stack ownership
  You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug.

• Reward for contribution
  Pay rises with impact, not years. Outstanding results earn outsized rewards. We evaluate both what you achieve and howyou achieve it: living our leadership principles and using AI effectively are formally measured and rewarded.

• Relentless exploration
  Push the frontier of generative AI in live learning and - because only the paranoid survive - questioning every legacy assumption along the way.

• Is Apolitical
  You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes.

If you’re a technically minded builder who thrives on open competition, personal responsibility, and the chance to redefine how the world learns - while continually stretching the limits of what generative AI can do - come do the most ambitious and rewarding work of your career here. Learn more atnerdy.com.

Nerdy’s shareholder letters below explain our latest products and strategy:

• Q4-2025 Shareholder Letter

• Q3-2025 Shareholder Letter

• Q2-2025 Shareholder Letter

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical point of reference for the squad and broader engineering team, ensuring best practices in architecture, performance optimization, and accessibility standards are upheld.

• Solution Design: Lead the design and architectural discussions for systems, making pivotal decisions on frameworks, state management patterns, component architecture, and design systems.

• Code Quality: Advocate for and ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code. Conduct regular code reviews and provide mentorship to team members.

• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure the timely delivery of features.

• Strategy and Vision: Contribute to the engineering department's strategy and vision, bringing innovative ideas to improve our customer-facing experiences.

• Problem Solving: Address complex technical challenges, innovate solutions, and optimize existing systems for scalability and performance.

• Team Development: Mentor and develop team members, helping them to grow in their technical roles and careers.

• AI Enablement: Leverage AI-native tools and approaches to improve development speed, product capabilities, and engineering effectiveness across the software lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and evolving complex, high-scale systems and customer-facing applications.

• Strong full-stack expertise, including domain in:

           Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript

           Backend: Javascript, Java, Golang 

• Explicit mentoring of senior-level engineers regularly, leading to results.

• Significant experience in AWS-based cloud architecture environments.

• In-depth knowledge of modern software engineering practices, design patterns, and architectures.

• Experienced with AI-native tools that enhance productivity and speed (Cursor, Make.com, Supabase, Netlify, Claude Code, n8n, Firecrawl, ChatGPT, Grok, Bolt, Vercel, etc).

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience designing high-traffic web applications and scalable distributed services.

• Demonstrated experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• A strong owner willing to roll up their sleeves. This role includes coding and reviewing the code of others.

• Ability to implement customer-facing solutions that solve the customers' true needs with exceptional user experiences.

• Nerdy is an apolitical company focused solely on helping people learn, and we achieve the most when united in this mission.

Unleash Your Potential at Nerdy:

At Nerdy, you'll earn your success through meritocracy and exceptional outcomes. Our benefits reward performance and initiative:

• Competitive USD Compensation: Enjoy a market-leading rate paid in U.S. dollars.

• 100% Remote (Home Country Only): Work from anywhere in your home country—no relocation required, no borders crossed.

• Flexible Time Off: Our flexible PTO lets you recharge on your own terms and when you need it the most.

• Local Holiday Pay: We honor your nation’s official holidays with paid time off—celebrate what matters to you.

• Continuous Learning: Get a free, all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household—including 1-on-1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and access to our full suite of learning products and services.

• Supercharge with AI: Gain exclusive access to cutting-edge AI tools that boost your productivity, making you feel almost super-human (cape not included).

• Feedback-Rich, Collaborative Culture: Tap into regular training, peer reviews, and a team that treats every team member as a vital collaborator and owner in our success.

• Make a Global Impact: Your expertise fuels an innovative platform used by learners around the world—be part of something transformative.

The Bottom Line:

If you're driven by impact, energized by ownership, and excited to help shape what’s next, you’ll thrive here. We move fast, think big, and reward those who deliver. This isn’t a traditional corporate environment - it’s a place to do the most meaningful work of your career.