Senior Backend Architect
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, EST or PST aligned hoursContractSenior
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- PostgreSQLSoftware ArchitectureTypeScriptNest.jsMicroservices
Requirements
- Highly senior backend engineer
- Operate at Lead Engineer / Architect level
- Make architecture decisions independently
- Design systems with long-term scalability in mind
- Turn ambiguous product needs into production-ready backend solutions
- Use AI to move fast while maintaining strong judgment around architecture, correctness, security, performance, and reliability
- Held responsibilities similar to Lead Engineer, or Architect in previous roles
- Comfortable owning architecture
- Comfortable raising the technical bar in a high-accountability environment
Responsibilities
- Design and own backend services in NestJS and TypeScript, from schema to production
- Make architecture decisions independently, with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and reliability
- Build and maintain GraphQL APIs across a microservices environment
- Own database design, optimization, and reliability in Postgres
- Define technical direction, not just implementation details
- Set and enforce quality standards across both AI-generated and manually written code
- Translate ambiguous product needs into clear technical solutions
- Contribute to system design, infrastructure decisions, testing strategy, and developer productivity
- Operate in an AI-first workflow without compromising engineering standards
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