Backend NestJS Developer (LatAM)

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.