Senior Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer - Remote

Bluelight; León; Remote; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Generous PTO

Flexible hours

Remote work

Education & training

Job summary

Bluelight, a leading software consultancy, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join its expanding team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will design and develop high-quality applications, contribute across the stack, and ensure scalable, secure solutions for diverse clients.

The role emphasizes ownership, problem solving, and delivering reliable services. Remote-friendly policy, with opportunities for professional growth and working on challenging projects across the Americas.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional software development experience (backend-focused).
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Experience with AWS and building low-latency API services.
• Experience building scalable RESTful APIs.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB including Row-Level Security (RLS).
• Experience building secure multi-tenant environments.
• Comfortable writing raw SQL and migrations (node-postgres, node-pg-migrate).
• Professional experience with React.
• Strong testing practices incl. integration tests against real DBs.
• CI/CD application creation and maintenance skills.
• Solid understanding of full stack development with frontend support when needed.
• Background 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.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

RESTful APIs

SQL

React

Testing

CI/CD

Full stack

Large systems

Ownership

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Multi-tenant design

PostgreSQL/AuroraDB

Row-Level Security

SQL migrations

Overlapping US hours

Bachelor's degree

Security best practices

AI coding assistants

AWS Fargate

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

Job description

Bluelight, a leading software consultancy, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join its expanding team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will design and develop high-quality applications, contribute across the stack, and ensure scalable, secure solutions for diverse clients.

The role emphasizes ownership, problem solving, and delivering reliable services. Remote-friendly policy, with opportunities for professional growth and working on challenging projects across the Americas.