Senior Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer — Remote

Bluelight; Santiago; A distancia; CLP 117.188.000 - 175.781.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary and bonuses

Generous paid-time-off

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continued education and certifications

Descripción de la vacante

Bluelight is a leading software consultancy focused on delivering high-quality applications and exceptional customer satisfaction. We are expanding across the Americas and seek a seasoned backend developer to join a fast-paced, collaborative team.

You will work on challenging projects, leveraging Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, and PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, while also contributing to frontend work when needed. The role emphasizes ownership, performance, and scalable architectures.

Formación

• 5+ years professional software development experience (backend-focused).
• Strong professional experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Experience building low-latency API services in AWS.
• Experience building scalable RESTful APIs.
• Experience with SDK integrations to other services.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, including Row-Level Security (RLS).
• Experience building secure multi-tenant environments.
• Comfortable writing raw SQL and managing schema migrations (e.g., node-postgres, node-pg-migrate).
• Professional experience with React.
• Strong testing practices, including integration tests against real databases and failure-mode/fault-injection testing.
• Experience working with AI coding assistants as part of daily development.
• CI/CD application creation and maintenance skills.
• Solid understanding of full stack development, with the ability to contribute to frontend work when needed.
• Substantial background working with large, complex systems.
• Ability to overlap US business hours.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Extreme ownership and accountability for deliverables.
• Client-focused dedication to team commitments.
• Best practices knowledge and adherence.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Positive mindset and can-do attitude.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Develop high-quality applications that stand out in the market.
• Contribute to challenging backend and frontend tasks as needed.
• Build and maintain low-latency API services on AWS.
• Design secure multi-tenant database architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the US and LATAM.

Conocimientos

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

REST APIs

AWS

SQL

PostgreSQL

AuroraDB

Row-Level Security

Multi-tenant

CI/CD

Testing

React

Security

Node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

Frontend contribution

Large-scale systems

US hours overlap

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

Descripción del empleo

Bluelight is a leading software consultancy focused on delivering high-quality applications and exceptional customer satisfaction. We are expanding across the Americas and seek a seasoned backend developer to join a fast-paced, collaborative team.

You will work on challenging projects, leveraging Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, and PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, while also contributing to frontend work when needed. The role emphasizes ownership, performance, and scalable architectures.