Senior Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer — Remote Flex

Bluelightconsulting; Colombia; A distancia; COP 90.000.000 - 150.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work

Flexible hours

Generous PTO

Continuing education

Descripción de la vacante

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend-focused software developer to design and build low-latency, scalable API services in AWS. You will work across Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL with RLS, and containerized deployments on Fargate/ECS, while collaborating with frontend and AI tooling teams.

You will contribute to secure, multi-tenant architectures, implement robust tests, and participate in CI/CD improvements.

Formación

• 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 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.
• Experience with append-only, event-sourced, or bitemporal data models.
• Experience with Fastify and schema-first validation (e.g., Zod).
• Experience running containerized services on AWS Fargate/ECS.
• Experience in compliance-sensitive or audit-heavy domains (e.g., fintech, telecom/TCPA compliance).
• Competitive salary and bonuses, including performance-based salary increases.
• Generous paid-time-off policy
• Flexible working hours
• Work remotely
• Continuing education, training, conferences
• Company-sponsored coursework, exams, and certifications

Responsabilidades

• Develop scalable backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Implement secure multi-tenant data models and RBAC/ROW-level security.
• Write comprehensive tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate with external services using SDKs and APIs.
• Contribute to frontend work when needed and support overall product goals.

Conocimientos

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

SQL

Docker

Fastify

Zod

AWS Fargate

ECS

CI/CD

Security

Multi-tenant

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

Fastify

Zod

Docker

AWS Fargate

Descripción del empleo

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend-focused software developer to design and build low-latency, scalable API services in AWS. You will work across Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL with RLS, and containerized deployments on Fargate/ECS, while collaborating with frontend and AI tooling teams.

You will contribute to secure, multi-tenant architectures, implement robust tests, and participate in CI/CD improvements.