Remote Node.js & TypeScript Full-Stack/Backend Engineer

Bluelight; Mérida; Remote; MXN 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Generous paid-time-off

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continuing education and certs

Company-sponsored coursework

Job summary

Bluelight in Mérida, MX is seeking a senior backend-focused software engineer to design, build and scale high‑quality applications for diverse clients. You will work with Node.js, TypeScript and AWS, contribute to RESTful APIs, database schemas, and multi‑tenant security, while collaborating with frontend teams and AI coding assistants in a fast‑paced, growth‑minded environment.

Join a dynamic team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and professional development, with generous

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional software development experience (backend-focused).
• Strong professional 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable backend services and APIs for diverse clients.
• Collaborate with frontend teams and AI coding assistants to deliver integrated solutions.
• Maintain secure, multi-tenant architectures and robust data models.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to best practices and document technical decisions.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

API Design

PostgreSQL

RLS

Multi-tenant

SQL

node-postgres

Migrations

React

Testing

CI/CD

Full Stack

US Hours

Bachelor's degree

Ownership

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Fastify

Zod

AWS Fargate

ECS

Containerization

Job description

Bluelight in Mérida, MX is seeking a senior backend-focused software engineer to design, build and scale high‑quality applications for diverse clients. You will work with Node.js, TypeScript and AWS, contribute to RESTful APIs, database schemas, and multi‑tenant security, while collaborating with frontend teams and AI coding assistants in a fast‑paced, growth‑minded environment.

Join a dynamic team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and professional development, with generous