Senior Backend Engineer (Camunda)

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About Us

At South Geeks, we connect top LATAM engineering talent with innovative companies building impactful products worldwide. We focus on long-term partnerships, strong technical environments, and creating spaces where professionals can grow, contribute, and thrive.

About the client

Our client is a commercial-stage biotechnology company applying the body's adaptive immune system to transform the diagnosis and treatment of disease. They are pioneering immune-driven medicine through products like clonoSEQ (the first FDA-cleared measurable residual disease test for certain blood cancers) and T-Detect, translating the adaptive immune system into a powerful resource for clinical decision-making.

About the role

We are hiring a Software Engineer to help evolve Adaptive's workflow orchestration platform, built on Camunda BPM. You will design and implement BPMN workflows and DMN decision models that coordinate work across laboratory, clinical, and business systems. This role sits within the Software Engineering & DevOps organization and works closely with scientists, operations teams, and other engineering groups to deliver reliable, scalable automation across the end-to-end product lifecycle.

What you need to succeed in this role

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems

• Hands-on experience with Camunda BPM (Camunda 7 or 8) in production

• Strong skills in BPMN 2.0 and DMN for modeling business processes and decision logic

• Proficiency in Java or Kotlin, with solid experience designing Spring Boot services

• Experience integrating workflows with REST APIs, messaging systems, and relational databases

• Comfort working in cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex business rules into clean, testable code

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

If you get the job, you will have to

• Design, implement, and maintain BPMN workflows and DMN decision tables that orchestrate cross-system processes

• Build and evolve Java/Spring Boot services that plug into the Camunda engine as workers, listeners, and integration points

• Partner with stakeholders in lab operations, clinical, and product to translate requirements into robust automated workflows

• Troubleshoot and optimize running processes, working closely with DevOps on reliability, observability, and performance

• Contribute to code reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices within the team

• Write automated tests and participate in CI/CD pipelines to ship changes safely and frequently

Nice to Have

• Experience with Camunda 8 (Zeebe) and modern cloud-native deployments

• Background in healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, or other regulated industries

• Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS, or similar)

• Familiarity with containerization and Kubernetes

• Experience working with distributed, geographically diverse teams

Our team

We strive to create an inspiring and growth-oriented environment where everyone feels valued. Our people come from diverse backgrounds across Latin America and partner with world-class companies to solve meaningful engineering problems. We invest in our team through continuous learning, coaching, and a culture that rewards curiosity, ownership, and collaboration.

What we offer

• Long-term projects

• 100% remote work

• Payment in USD

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Work-from-home & training reimbursement

• English lessons

• Technical training

• Career coaching