Backend Software Engineer

Position available for candidates based in La Plata, Bahía Blanca, CABA, Córdoba, Rosario, or Mendoza.

We’re looking for Backend Software Engineers who will work in small development teams that act like mini software companies, balancing refactoring and new feature development, defining and presenting road maps quarterly, and fully participating in the fundamental aspects of the commercial software business, from maintainability and usability to competitive positioning.

Your challenges and objectives:

• Achieve a rounded knowledge of our platform by understanding the complex interaction of a wide range of areas and services, from network layer to final user.
• Develop sophisticated products with high-availability, performance, and concurrency in mind.
• Keep a global view of our models and systems to identify opportunities for improvement and anticipate future challenges.
• Promote and apply best practices during the entire development process, from the very early stages of technical analysis and design of solutions, to monitoring in production.

Your day-to-day activities:

• Develop and implement our tools and systems.
• Look into specific techniques and research to determine if they could be used by our team.
• Participate in and propose team discussions.
• Do technical analysis of existing code and perform refactors to improve code quality.
• Perform code review.
• Detect and fix problems in production environment.
• Contribute to the best practices of development, reliability, and availability of our systems.

About you:

• Software developer, focused on backend.
• Excellent analytical/troubleshooting skills.
• Expertise in data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis.
• Fluent in PHP, Python or Java.
• Previous DevOps experience is a plus
• Great initiative and capacity to take on projects autonomously.
• Comfortable using AI tools in day-to-day work and genuinely interested in staying up to date with emerging AI capabilities.

About us:

Avature is a market-leading enterprise SaaS provider for global talent acquisition and talent management. We have a strong commitment to high-quality engineering and customer service and are recognized innovators in the large enterprise market. Leading organizations around the world rely on Avature, including Fortune 500 companies, global consulting firms, some of the world's largest banks and manufacturers, and government organizations.

We design, build, implement, and support our product ourselves. With a strong culture of ownership and innovation, we continuously evolve our platform to help organizations meet the changing demands of talent acquisition and talent management. As technology continues to reshape the world of work, we leverage AI and emerging technologies to help organizations innovate, adapt, and gain competitive advantage.

At Avature, we value opportunities to learn and grow within a dynamic, creative, and collaborative environment. We encourage autonomy and empower our people to approach challenges innovatively while bringing their unique perspective to the table. We believe curiosity, continuous learning, and openness to emerging technologies are essential to building the future. Through our career development programs, mentorship, and leadership opportunities, we support each person's professional growth while making a meaningful impact on our product and our customers' success.

What we offer:

• A fast-paced, energetic, and engaging environment.
• We combine flexible remote work with in-person collaboration, encouraging team members to spend one day a week at their nearest office. We have workplaces in Buenos Aires (Palermo, La Plata and Bahía Blanca), Rosario, Mendoza and Córdoba.
• Flexible hours.
• Periodic salary reviews.
• Three weeks vacations from the first year.
• Four weeks paternity leave.
• OSDE 360 health coverage (family plan).
• Four days a year to attend events related to professional development.
• Paid internet service expenses.

An organizational culture that empowers everyone to be themselves is key to thrive in business, but more importantly, it is a pathway for creating a more equitable society. Avature fosters a diverse and inclusive environment and celebrates that each unique person brings something different to our team. We are committed to considering all qualified applicants equally and to promoting equal opportunities within our organization.