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Sr. Software Engineer
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- Remote from
- Mexico
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Department
- Software Engineering
- Employment
- Full Time
- Experience
- Senior
- Published
- Apply before
- 24 Nov 2026
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The role, at a glance.
AlertMedia is seeking a senior software engineer to build and support features for its risk intelligence and response platform. The role is backend-oriented but requires meaningful full-stack contribution using Python, Elixir, JavaScript, Next.js, and React. The engineer will own work from design through implementation, contribute to architecture, and work with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, CI/CD, and automated testing. This remote Mexico role requires at least six years of production engineering experience, strong cross-functional communication, and comfort using AI-assisted development tools. The position operates in a fast-paced Agile environment and offers optional in-person collaboration at the Mexico City office.
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I would explain the service boundaries, data model, scaling strategy, observability, deployment process, and reliability measures. I would also quantify outcomes such as improved latency, availability, throughput, or reduced operational incidents.
I start with the user and business requirements, then assess operational complexity, reliability, security, team expertise, cost, and long-term maintainability. I document alternatives, make assumptions explicit, and use a small proof of concept when uncertainty is material.
I use layered automated testing, code review, CI/CD quality gates, monitoring, incremental releases, and clear rollback plans. I prioritize risk-based testing and ensure production telemetry validates that a release is behaving as expected.
I have packaged services into reproducible containers, configured deployment manifests and environment settings, and used cloud-managed services for compute, storage, networking, monitoring, and databases. I focus on secure configuration, health checks, autoscaling, and observable deployments.
I use them to accelerate routine investigation, documentation, test generation, refactoring ideas, and code review preparation. I validate all outputs through engineering judgment, tests, security checks, and peer review rather than treating generated content as authoritative.
About this role.
Do work that matters.
At AlertMedia, we help organizations protect their people, operations, and brand. Our modern Risk Intelligence and Response platform empowers teams to detect emerging threats, assess impact, and respond with confidence. We believe building resilience should be simpler—and it starts with bringing critical information and workflows together in one unified platform.
Our core values drive us in our important mission of keeping people safe & informed:
- We’re humans not robots
- Customers always come first
- We work better together
- Simplicity is our strength
- Our reputation is priceless
- Hard work pays off
As one of the fastest-growing software companies in the country, AlertMedia is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer with strong backend engineering experience and the ability to contribute across the full stack. This role is an opportunity to use a wide variety of design and technical web skills to help us develop and support features for the AlertMedia product suite. As an AI-forward company, we actively use modern AI tools such as Claude, Codex, and other emerging technologies to help our engineers work smarter, move faster, and build better products.
Who you are:
You thrive in a collaborative engineering environment that plays to everyone’s strengths with a willingness to work across the entire stack. You have experience developing scalable production applications using modern backend technologies, ideally Python or Elixir. You care about the quality of your work, the impactful product you help build, and the team you help build it with. You have AWS (or other cloud) experience and are willing to learn from people with both more and less experience than you. You are a user of AI-assisted development tools that improve engineering workflows, code quality, and team productivity.
What you get to do every day:
- Design and develop features for the AlertMedia product suite
- Learn the AlertMedia platform and tools, and its uses for our customers
- Work with Python, Elixir, JavaScript, Next.js, React and other web technologies
- Use AI-enabled tools such as Claude, Codex, and other emerging platforms to support development, problem-solving, documentation, and productivity
- Work in an Agile based environment using tools like Git, JIRA, Jenkins, and Slack
- Contribute to technical innovation by identifying opportunities to improve our products, architecture, and engineering practices
- Use strong verbal and written communication skills in collaboration with other engineering and product teams
- Contribute to AlertMedia’s culture, values and vision for the future
What you bring to the role:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field preferred
- 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable production applications, preferably using Python, Django, Elixir, or JavaScript
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and writing unit and integration tests
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and maintaining applications in AWS or similar cloud environments
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, or similar database and caching technologies
- Experience making architectural decisions, evaluating technical tradeoffs, and owning engineering initiatives from design through implementation
- Active user of AI tools and modern developer platforms to enhance engineering quality, velocity, and collaboration
- Collaborative mindset to partner with principal engineers and leadership to drive architectural evolution for a critical application
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage working on multiple projects in parallel
- The ability and desire to work in a fast-paced challenging environment
- Outstanding communication skills and ability to effectively work cross-functionally in a fast-paced challenging environment
- Strong English proficiency (written and oral) is required
Location: This role is remote in Mexico. We also have an office in the Reforma area of Mexico City for employees who prefer to collaborate in person.
Sponsorship: AlertMedia does not provide employment sponsorship. Candidates must have the legal right to work in Mexico without sponsorship now or in the future.
Why you’ll love working at AlertMedia:
- Competitive Base Salary (Bi-Monthly payroll)
- Annual Company Bonus
- 100% Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Parental Leave Program
- Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo)
- Generous Vacation and Holiday Policy
- Additional Vacation Bonus
- Monthly Work-from-Home Stipend
- All Necessary Equipment Provided: Laptop, monitor and accessories
- Recognition & Rewards: We celebrate wins big and small
- Language Immersion Program with employees spread out across the globe (English, Spanish, etc…depending on your interest)
- Continuous Learning & Growth: From mentorship and tech talks to personalized 1:1 career development sessions, we’re deeply committed to investing in your professional journey
- Award Winning Culture: We’re proud to be recognized as a BEST WORKPLACE FOR 10 YEARS IN A ROW
- The Work & People: We’re passionate about the meaningful work we do—and even more grateful for the incredible people we get to do it with!
About AlertMedia:
We are the leading risk intelligence and response platform — trusted by the largest companies in the world to protect their people and assets when it matters most. We are a high-growth, PE-backed SaaS company with more than 4,000 clients scaling rapidly across the globe. Our technology is unmatched with a unified platform, a 7+year history of AI innovation, a customer NPS of 70+, and a culture that sets us even further apart from our competition.
We are an equal opportunity employer focused on creating a collaborative and exciting place for all to work. Ensuring a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace for all people is key to our success and core to our values. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
This is an amazing opportunity to be part of our wave of momentum and take our company, and your career, to the next growth stage. We’d love to get to know you better and share how we serve our amazing customers. For more information, please visit www.alertmedia.com.
Come join us in our mission to save lives and minimize loss through effective communication.
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