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

Bluelight; Metropolitana; Hybrid; COP 291,319,000 - 453,162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous PTO

Flexible hours

Remote work

Education & certifications

Job summary

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend-focused software engineer to design and build scalable API services across AWS, with strong PostgreSQL exposure and multi-tenant considerations. The role emphasizes collaboration, high-quality code, and ownership across a fast-growing consultancy environment.

You will work on challenging projects, contribute to frontend work when needed, and interact with teams across the US and Latin America, aligning with US business hours.

Qualifications

• 5+ years 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.
• Professional experience with React.
• Strong testing practices, including integration tests against real databases and 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality backend services using Node.js/TypeScript.
• Design and maintain scalable RESTful APIs.
• Collaborate with frontend teams to deliver full-stack features.
• Ensure security, multi-tenant isolation, and compliance considerations.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and AWS deployment
• Participate in code reviews and testing strategies.
• Work with AI coding assistants to improve productivity.
• Oversee data models with PostgreSQL and migrations.

Skills

Full-stack development

APIs design

Problem solving

Time zone overlap

Team collaboration

Security best practices

Testing strategies

Mentoring teammates

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

React

CI/CD

Docker

AWS Fargate/ECS

Job description

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend-focused software engineer to design and build scalable API services across AWS, with strong PostgreSQL exposure and multi-tenant considerations. The role emphasizes collaboration, high-quality code, and ownership across a fast-growing consultancy environment.

You will work on challenging projects, contribute to frontend work when needed, and interact with teams across the US and Latin America, aligning with US business hours.