Senior Remote Node.js & TypeScript Engineer

Bluelight; Perímetro Urbano Bucaramanga; Remote; COP 90,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonuses

Generous PTO

Flexible working hours

Remote work

Job summary

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a fast-paced consultancy environment. You will build scalable API services in AWS, work with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, and implement secure multi-tenant architectures. Strong Node.js/TypeScript and React experience will help you contribute across the stack.

You’ll collaborate with a diverse team, engage in testing, and support AI-assisted development. This role emphasizes ownership, delivery quality, and ongoing professional growth in a

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 (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.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality applications for clients.
• Contribute to challenging projects in a growing consultancy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software solutions.
• Participate in design reviews and drive best practices across the stack.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

REST APIs

AWS

SQL

React

CI/CD

Full stack

Problem solving

Ownership

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL/AuroraDB

node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

React

Fastify

Zod

AWS Fargate/ECS

Job description

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a fast-paced consultancy environment. You will build scalable API services in AWS, work with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, and implement secure multi-tenant architectures. Strong Node.js/TypeScript and React experience will help you contribute across the stack.

You’ll collaborate with a diverse team, engage in testing, and support AI-assisted development. This role emphasizes ownership, delivery quality, and ongoing professional growth in a