Back End Engineer (Latam)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Back End Engineer (N) in Latin America.

As a Back End Engineer, you will be an integral part of a mission-driven team building secure, scalable, and high-performance digital platforms for enterprise clients in the healthcare sector. You will design and implement APIs, services, and infrastructure to support web and mobile applications, collaborating closely with product, front-end, and DevOps teams. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fully remote environment, gain international experience, and contribute to meaningful digital innovation. You will also engage in modern cloud-based development, CI/CD practices, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards while solving complex technical challenges.

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable server-side components and APIs.
• Implement microservices using TypeScript, Node.js, and NestJS, and manage deployments in AWS environments.
• Collaborate with Product and Front-End teams to implement GraphQL and RESTful APIs, business logic, and database schemas.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Docker, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Monitor, debug, and optimize backend performance, reliability, and observability.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST requirements through strong engineering practices.
• Write clean, maintainable code with proper documentation and unit/integration tests, participating in agile sprints using Jira, Confluence, and GitHub.

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development, preferably with SaaS or digital health platforms.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript/Node.js with RESTful and GraphQL server experience.
• Proficiency with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, and ECS.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture, security best practices, and compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST).
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.
• Strong communication skills, proactive mindset, and ability to work effectively in a fully remote, fast-paced environment.
• Desire to explore AI tools to optimize backend development and automation processes.