Backend NestJS Developer (LatAM)

Remote
Contracted
Mid Level
We are seeking a consulting partner with deep expertise in backend engineering, cloud-native architecture, and enterprise system integration. The selected organization will be responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance backend solutions while providing technical leadership and guidance across teams.
Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend services using Nest.js, TypeScript, and NodeJS.
  • Architect and implement high-performance REST and SOAP APIs for complex enterprise integrations.
  • Optimize PostgreSQL databases for high availability, partitioning, replication, and performance tuning.
  • Define and enforce secure coding practices, design patterns, and architectural principles.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, frontend, QA, and product stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
  • Troubleshoot production issues, enhance reliability, and implement performance tuning at scale.
  • Lead code reviews, enforce coding standards, and integrate quality gates in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Mentor client engineering teams, contribute to technical strategy and architecture decisions.
  • Integrate external systems, tools, and services to extend backend capabilities.
  • Provide continuous innovation by adopting cloud-native, serverless, and emerging backend technologies.
Required Qualifications
  • Minimum 5+ years of backend development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS.
  • Proven expertise in designing and scaling RESTful APIs and SOAP services for enterprise-grade systems.
  • Advanced proficiency in PostgreSQL administration (performance tuning, replication, partitioning).
  • Strong experience with Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated quality controls.
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and serverless implementations.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, API Gateway).
  • Solid knowledge of Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting).
  • Experience mentoring teams and driving technical leadership in multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Expertise with Splunk (monitoring, dashboards, alerting).
  • Familiarity with Spinnaker or advanced deployment pipelines.
Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (required).
  • Master’s degree preferred but not mandatory.
Technology / Systems Expertise
  • Node.js + NestJS + TypeScript – backend framework.
  • PostgreSQL with advanced extensions (Citus, Patroni, TimescaleDB).
  • Swagger / OpenAPI + Postman – API documentation & testing.
  • GitHub / GitLab + GitHub Actions / Jenkins – version control & CI/CD automation.
  • SonarQube, ESLint, Prettier – code quality enforcement.
  • AWS (EC2, EKS, Lambda, Fargate, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, API Gateway) – cloud & serverless stack.
  • Docker + Kubernetes (EKS) + Helm – containerization & orchestration.
  • Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana – monitoring & observability.
  • Spinnaker / ArgoCD/ Azure Devops – automated deployment pipelines.
  • Terraform / AWS CDK – infrastructure as code.
Skills & Capabilities
  • Demonstrated expertise in backend architecture and scalable API design.
  • Advanced database optimization & high availability strategies.
  • Strong proficiency in CI/CD, GitOps, and DevOps integration.
  • Hands-on experience in cloud-native and Kubernetes-based deployments.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead architecture decisions, and drive best practices.

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