Senior Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer — Remote

Bluelight; Santa Cruz Acatlán; Remote; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonuses

Generous paid time off

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continuing education & certifications

Company-sponsored coursework

Job summary

Bluelight is a leading software consultancy expanding across the Americas. We seek an experienced backend-focused software engineer to design and develop high-quality applications. You will contribute to challenging projects, work with modern tech stacks, and join a collaborative team that values growth and accountability.

You will work on scalable APIs, secure multi-tenant systems, and integrate with various services, while aligning with US business hours and continuous learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend software development experience.
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Experience building low-latency API services in AWS.
• Experience with scalable RESTful APIs and SDK integrations.
• Proficient with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB and RLS.
• Ability to build secure multi-tenant environments and manage SQL migrations.
• Proficient in React and end-to-end testing, CI/CD.
• Experience with AI coding assistants and modern tooling.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services using Node.js/TypeScript in AWS.
• Build low-latency, scalable RESTful APIs and SDK integrations.
• Manage database schemas and migrations with SQL tooling.
• Contribute to frontend tasks when needed and perform testing.
• Collaborate with teams across the US hours and ensure reliability.

Skills

5+ years backend software development

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

RESTful APIs

SDK integrations

PostgreSQL/AuroraDB

Row-Level Security (RLS)

Secure multi-tenant

SQL and migrations

React

Testing and CI/CD

AI coding assistants

Full stack collaboration

US business hours overlap

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL/AuroraDB

node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

React

AWS Fargate/ECS

Zod (schema validation)

Job description

Bluelight is a leading software consultancy expanding across the Americas. We seek an experienced backend-focused software engineer to design and develop high-quality applications. You will contribute to challenging projects, work with modern tech stacks, and join a collaborative team that values growth and accountability.

You will work on scalable APIs, secure multi-tenant systems, and integrate with various services, while aligning with US business hours and continuous learning opportunities.