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- LATAM
- Location: Anywhere in LATAM
- Job Type: Remote
- Project: Enterprise-grade API Platform
API Architect (GraphQL, Enterprise APIs)
- LATAM
- Location: Anywhere in LATAM
- Job Type: Remote
- Project: Enterprise-grade API Platform
- Time Zone: Americas (GMT-3)
- English Level: B2/C1
Get to Know Us Darwoft
At Darwoft, we build digital products with heart.
Were a Latin American tech company focused on creating impactful, human-centered software in partnership with companies around the globe.
Our remote-first culture is built on trust, continuous learning, and collaboration.
Were passionate about technology, but even more about people.
If youre looking to join a team where your ideas matter and your impact is real welcome to Darwoft.
About The Role
Were looking for a hands-on API Architect part builder, part strategist to design and lead the evolution of a modern, enterprise-scale API platform.
Youll define the technical vision, architect and deliver a GraphQL-first API framework, and guide a team of senior backend engineers through migrations from legacy REST/SOAP/gRPC services.
This role blends technical leadership with strong collaboration skills ideal for someone who thrives in designing large-scale, secure, and resilient backend systems.
What Youll Be Doing
- Define and implement the target API architecture (GraphQL-first, complemented by REST/gRPC where appropriate).
- Establish API standards, reusable libraries, and governance for authentication, authorization, error handling, and schema management.
- Design and build modular frameworks (gateways, schema registries, documentation, SDKs, developer tooling).
- Lead API migrations from legacy systems with minimal downtime and measurable business impact.
- Enforce high standards of quality, security, and reliability automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and compliance.
- Drive performance optimization: caching, data loaders, N+1 mitigation, and query complexity controls.
- Collaborate closely with platform, data, and DevOps teams to ensure scalability and consistency across services.
- Mentor senior backend engineers and foster a strong engineering culture focused on clarity, automation, and reliability.
What You Bring
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years designing or leading enterprise-scale API platforms.
- Deep expertise in GraphQL (schema design, federation, schema composition, query cost limits).
- Strong knowledge of REST, gRPC, and event-driven architectures.
- Proficiency in at least one typed backend language (TypeScript/Node.js, Go, Java/Kotlin, or C#).
- Proven track record building high-performance, scalable backend systems (horizontal scaling, idempotency, resilience patterns).
- Cloud & DevOps experience with Kubernetes, containers, service mesh, API gateways, and IaC (Terraform/Pulumi).
- Solid understanding of security best practices (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, mTLS, secrets management, least privilege).
- Familiarity with databases and streaming technologies: Postgres/MySQL, DynamoDB/MongoDB, Redis, Kafka.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills able to present trade-offs and influence technical decisions.
Nice to Have
- Experience with GraphQL Gateway/Federation (Apollo, GraphQL Mesh, Hot Chocolate).
- Knowledge of DDD, CQRS, event sourcing, or multi-region architectures.
- Exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
- Developer portal experience (Backstage) and advanced DX tooling (SDKs, codegen).
- Background leading cross-functional platform programs involving product, security, and SRE teams.
What Darwoft Offers
- Contractor Agreement (USD)
- Competitive payment in USD
- 100% remote work
- Argentinas public holidays
- English classes
- Referral program
- Access to learning platforms
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