Yalo
Hi! We’re Yalo! We’re on a mission to revolutionize how businesses sell in an omnichannel way with our intelligent sales platform and intelligent agents powered by cutting-edge AI. Imagine a world where businesses seamlessly connect with their customers across every channel—offering personalized experiences, anticipating needs, and delivering what they want with ease. That’s the reality we’re building at Yalo.
Born in Latin America and driven by its spirit of innovation, we’re transforming sales for businesses around the globe. From empowering businesses in emerging markets to helping enterprises scale intelligently, we’re redefining how companies engage with their customers and drive growth.
At Yalo, we believe the future of sales is personalized, omnichannel, intelligent, and conversational. Join us as we empower businesses to build stronger relationships and achieve remarkable results worldwide!
Job Summary 🧾
As a Backend Engineer on the Open Platform team you will be central to building and maintaining a self-service platform that enables any builder—internal or external—to create an account, connect necessary channels, and launch working solutions within minutes instead of weeks. Your focus will be on developing the robust public APIs, API gateways, security systems, and communication protocols that power the entire platform, ensuring it is scalable, secure, and ready for faster growth potential.
Your mission?
Your mission is to build the foundational services that will grow Yalo’s SaaS capabilities.
What are the responsibilities for this role? 🧠
- Design, develop, and deploy scalable and robust data microservices.
- Optimize data retrieval, storage, and processing for high-volume, data-intensive applications.
- Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of services.
- Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Leadership: Mentor junior engineers, ensuring best practices, setting coding standards and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure Yalo remains at the cutting edge.
Job Requirements?💻
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.
- 5+ years of backend software development experience.
- Proficiency in Golang and/or Node.js is a must.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and deploying data-intensive microservices.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, databases, and data modeling.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerization (e.g., Docker), and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Solid understanding of API design and RESTful principles.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for innovation.
Soft Skills that matter to us🫀
- Adaptability, proactivity and curiosity.
- High ownership and accountability.
- Attention to detail, plus analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Unlimited PTO policy
- Competitive rewards on the market range
- Worklife-Personal Life Integration
- Start-up environment
- International teamwork
- You and nothing else limit your career here
We care,
We keep it simple,
We make it happen,
We strive for excellence.
At Yalo, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that embodies our core values: caring, initiative, excellence, and simplicity. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusivity, where everyone's unique perspectives, experiences, and talents contribute to our collective success. As we embrace and respect our differences, we strive to create something extraordinary for the benefit of all.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our commitment to fairness and equality is a fundamental pillar of our company.
At Yalo, we uphold a culture of excellence. We constantly challenge ourselves to go above and beyond, delivering remarkable results and driving innovation. We encourage each team member to take initiative and make things happen, empowering them to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to our shared goals.
