Senior Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer — Remote

Bluelight Consulting; Medellín; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Generous paid-time-off policy

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continuing education, training, and:

Job summary

Bluelight Consulting is hiring a senior backend-focused developer to design and implement scalable APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. You will work in a fast-paced environment, contribute to high-impact projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software.

The role supports remote work with overlap to US business hours, offering growth opportunities, continuous learning, and a strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, backend-focused.
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Experience building low-latency API services in AWS.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL, including secure multi-tenant design.
• Proficiency with RESTful APIs and integration of external SDKs.
• Ability to overlap US business hours and write clean, scalable code.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Ensure security, reliability, and performance across multi-tenant environments.
• Contribute to frontend work when needed and participate in code reviews.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

PostgreSQL

SQL

React

CI/CD

Testing

Multi-tenant systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

Fastify

Zod

AWS Fargate/ECS

Job description

Bluelight Consulting is hiring a senior backend-focused developer to design and implement scalable APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. You will work in a fast-paced environment, contribute to high-impact projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software.

The role supports remote work with overlap to US business hours, offering growth opportunities, continuous learning, and a strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.