Staff Backend Engineer — Powering Frontend Apps (Remote)

Kake; Colombia; Presencial; COP 377.121.000 - 565.682.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive Pay in USD

Fully Remote

Better Me Fund

Compassion is Badass

Descripción de la vacante

Kake is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design and build high-performance, enterprise-grade backend systems. You will craft modular APIs using Node.js, NestJS, and TypeScript, collaborating with frontend teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Join a remote-first company that values ownership, rigorous engineering standards, and continuous improvement. You will contribute to architecture decisions, optimization, and building developer-friendly platform tools across a global team.

Formación

• Strong hands-on experience building high-performance APIs with Node.js and NestJS.
• Advanced TypeScript skills including generics, decorators, and async programming.
• Experience designing modular backend systems with performance optimization and caching.
• Experience managing large NX monorepos with shared libraries and complex builds.
• Ability to collaborate with frontend teams for well-integrated interfaces.
• Excellent English communication and ability to work remotely.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance APIs using Node.js and NestJS.
• Architect scalable backend systems with modular design and caching strategies.
• Build and maintain NX monorepos with shared libraries and complex configurations.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to design efficient API interfaces.
• Apply OO design principles and architectural patterns to solve complex problems.
• Contribute to system architecture decisions and promote maintainable solutions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Continuously improve backend performance, reliability, and workflows.

Conocimientos

Node.js

NestJS

TypeScript

API design

Distributed systems

English communication

Herramientas

NX Monorepos

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Descripción del empleo

Kake is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design and build high-performance, enterprise-grade backend systems. You will craft modular APIs using Node.js, NestJS, and TypeScript, collaborating with frontend teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Join a remote-first company that values ownership, rigorous engineering standards, and continuous improvement. You will contribute to architecture decisions, optimization, and building developer-friendly platform tools across a global team.