Senior Node.js/TS Engineer - Remote & Flexible Hours

Bluelight; Bogotá ciudad; On-site; COP 180,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Generous PTO

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Bluelight is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Colombia (Bogotá) to lead the design and delivery of scalable API services using Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS. You will build secure, multi-tenant systems with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, implement Row-Level Security, and contribute to frontend work when needed.

You will join a fast-paced, collaborative consultancy that values ownership, continuous learning, and delivering high-quality software for diverse clients across the Americas.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend-focused software development experience.
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Proficient in building low-latency AWS-based API services and scalable RESTful APIs.
• Skilled at PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, including Row-Level Security, and secure multi-tenant environments.
• Comfortable writing raw SQL and managing schema migrations.
• Experience with React and solid testing practices, including integration tests.
• Ability to overlap US business hours and hold extreme ownership for deliverables.
• Bachelor's degree required; client-focused with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services with a focus on performance and reliability.
• Build and evolve scalable RESTful APIs and AWS-based infrastructure.
• Implement secure multi-tenant data models and perform schema migrations.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and contribute to frontend work when needed.
• Participate in testing, CI/CD, and code reviews to ensure quality.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Row-Level Security

Multi-tenant

SQL

React

Testing

CI/CD

Full stack

Large systems

US hours overlap

Bachelor's degree

Ownership

Client focus

Best practices

Problem solving

Attention to detail

AI coding assistants

Fargate/ECS

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Node.js

AWS

React

PostgreSQL/AuroraDB

node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

Fastify (preferred)

Zod (schema validation) - preferred

AWS Fargate/ECS

Job description

Bluelight is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Colombia (Bogotá) to lead the design and delivery of scalable API services using Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS. You will build secure, multi-tenant systems with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, implement Row-Level Security, and contribute to frontend work when needed.

You will join a fast-paced, collaborative consultancy that values ownership, continuous learning, and delivering high-quality software for diverse clients across the Americas.