Senior Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer - Remote & Flexible

Bluelight; Monterrey; Remote; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Generous paid-time-off

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continuing education and certs

Job summary

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend-focused software engineer to design and build low-latency RESTful APIs on AWS, with strong PostgreSQL/AuroraDB experience. You will collaborate with a diverse team to deliver high-quality applications and support front-end work when needed.

We value ownership, analytical thinking, and a proactive mindset. This role offers remote work options, a flexible schedule, and opportunities for professional development within our expanding practice.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional software development experience (backend-focused).
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Experience building low-latency AWS API services and scalable RESTful APIs.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB and RLS, multi-tenant environments.
• Ability to write raw SQL and manage migrations with node-postgres/node-pg-migrate.
• Proficient in React and modern testing practices with real databases.
• Overlaps US business hours and holds a Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate across teams on challenging, meaningful projects.
• Contribute to frontend work when needed and support full-stack tasks.
• Ensure security, testing, and reliability of services in production.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

AuroraDB

React

SQL

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

node-postgres

node-pg-migrate

Fastify

Zod

AWS Fargate/ECS

Job description

Bluelight is seeking a senior backend-focused software engineer to design and build low-latency RESTful APIs on AWS, with strong PostgreSQL/AuroraDB experience. You will collaborate with a diverse team to deliver high-quality applications and support front-end work when needed.

We value ownership, analytical thinking, and a proactive mindset. This role offers remote work options, a flexible schedule, and opportunities for professional development within our expanding practice.