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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in backend and platform engineering, focusing on the design and maintenance of high-throughput, resilient systems. Proficient in service design principles and familiar with modern infrastructure technologies, including Service Mesh and AI applications in engineering.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Kubernetes Infrastructure ManagementService Mesh TechnologiesHigh-Throughput Systems DesignNetworking FundamentalsAI in Engineering
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Hard Skills
Backend EngineeringService DesignDistributed SystemsNetworking FundamentalsMicroservices CommunicationLegacy System Refactoring.NET DevelopmentInfrastructure ToolingHigh-Throughput Environment ManagementTechnical Documentation
Soft Skills
MentoringCommunicationNegotiation
Tools & Technologies
IstioEnvoyAI Development ToolsCDNDNSIngress
Industry Keywords
Service MeshTCP/IPHTTPProxiesZero Downtime
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesDistributed SystemsDNSKubernetesMicroservicesTCP/IP.NET
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Drive the architectural evolution from VTEX's custom routing layer to a modern, market-standard Service Mesh such as Istio
- Design, build, and maintain network components sustaining millions of requests per second at very low latency
- Keep core network services including Ingress, DNS, Service Mesh, and CDN continuously available and resilient
- Apply service-design principles to build scalable, robust, maintainable backend services and infrastructure tooling
- Use AI for development, legacy refactoring, testing, and documentation while exercising judgment in critical infrastructure
- Mentor engineers, document for technical and non-technical audiences, and participate actively in hiring
- Evolve mission-critical infrastructure toward a market-standard stack with zero downtime
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong backend/platform engineering experience with deep, hands-on experience operating and evolving Kubernetes infrastructure
- Experience designing and running systems for mission-critical, high-throughput environments processing millions of requests per second
- Strong knowledge of service design and distributed systems
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, proxies, and microservices communication
- Comfort working inside complex legacy systems while building replacements
- Experience with .NET is a plus
- Familiarity with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio and Envoy is highly desired
- Fluent use of AI in engineering work, with judgment about appropriate applications
- Ability to communicate and negotiate technical trade-offs across teams and with non-technical partners
- Advanced English for a global, remote-first environment
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual profit-sharing program and equity eligibility
- Health, dental, and life insurance with national coverage provided by VTEX
- Annual budget for professional development in Tech
- Language development incentive program (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
- Flexible meal allowance
- Extended parental leaves
- Child-care assistance
- Flexible work schedule and remote-first culture
- Financial assistance to build your work-from-home setup
- Wellness program
- Free shipping on 1000+ VTEX stores