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Palo IT

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AI Coach Tech Lead/Architect

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-09 PALO IT Mexico Fulltime Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market NA

About the Company

BUILDING THE AI-FIRST FRONTIER ENTERPRISE. We are a global technology consultancy with a trademarked, AI-first approach-Gen-e2 . It redefines how enterprises build digital products and transform their organizations with AI. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company. - We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (10 countries, 450+ experts from 50+ nationalities) - We are becoming an agentic organization, adopting the AI-native operating model we bring to our clients. - We are robust and resilient (100% independent, 0 debt, founded 2009) - We are AI-native professionals who invest in what we believe and work as a collective intelligence - We are positive, courageous and deliver at the leading edge. YOUR ROLE As a Tech Lead with a strong software architecture mindset, you will lead the technical delivery of digital products end-to-end-hands-on when needed-while guiding teams toward scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.

Responsibilities

  • ● Lead the design and evolution of technology solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
  • ● Drive architectural decisions and trade-offs (e.g., microservices vs modular monolith), applying patterns such as DDD, Clean/Hexagonal Architecture, and event-driven approaches when relevant.
  • ● Design, build, and evolve REST APIs, including versioning, contract-first practices (OpenAPI), backward compatibility, and robust error handling.
  • ● Define and enforce engineering standards: clean code, testing strategy, code reviews, observability, security practices, and CI/CD.
  • ● Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a strong delivery culture and continuously raising the engineering bar.
  • ● Partner with Product, QA, UX, and stakeholders to refine scope, assess technical risks, shape the roadmap, and deliver incrementally.
  • ● Encourage AI-first engineering practices (Copilot/GenAI) with proper governance: quality gates, security, traceability, and testing.

Requirements

  • ● + years of software engineering experience with proven technical leadership (Tech Lead, Lead Engineer, or strong senior with leadership responsibilities).
  • ● Strong backend expertise in Java (ideally 17/21/25+) with solid testing practices (e.g., JUnit/Mockito ) and performance awareness.
  • ● Proven ability to design and communicate software architecture: microservices/modular monoliths, Clean/Hexagonal, SOLID principles, integration patterns, and API design.
  • ● Strong engineering fundamentals: CI/CD, Git workflows, code review practices, observability (logs/metrics/traces), and a secure-by-design mindset.
  • ● Nice to have / Strong plus
  • ● Kafka/RabbitMQ, event-driven architectures, CQRS, saga/outbox patterns.
  • ● Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform/IaC, and cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
  • ● OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, and security best practices (OWASP).
  • ● Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence decisions and align teams.
  • ● Professional English (B2+ preferred) for global collaboration and documentation.
  • ● AI-NATIVE ENGINEERING (CORE EXPECTATION)
  • ● Use Generative AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) as a first-class engineering assistant for:
  • ● Code scaffolding and refactoring
  • ● Code generation and optimisation
  • ● Test-cases and documentation generation
  • ● Build applications through AI-driven development practices, including:
  • ● AI-assisted debugging and troubleshooting
  • ● Intelligent code completion and pattern recognition
  • ● Automated documentation generation
  • ● Apply prompt engineering best practices for reliable, repeatable engineering outcomes.

Benefits

  • ● Stimulating working environments
  • ● Unique career path
  • ● International mobility
  • ● Internal R&D projects (including Gen-e2 )
  • ● Knowledge sharing
  • ● Personalized training via PALO IT Academy
  • ● Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship
  • ● For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page https://www.palo-it.com/en/career.