Senior Back End Engineer (Full-Stack Capable)

  • San José
  • Braintrust

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  • JOB TYPE : Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)
  • LOCATION : Remote - Costa Rica only (TimeZone: PST/CIST, MST| Full day overlap)
  • HOURLY RANGE : Our client is looking to pay $40 - $65/hr
  • ESTIMATED DURATION : 40h/week - Long term
  • BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 6641

ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS: THE OPPORTUNITY

COSTA RICA ONLY. This role is 100% remote forever, and crucial in helping our Enterprise Clients launch and deliver SaaS solutions that are fast, reliable, and secure.

Responsibilities :

  • Architect, design, implement, test, and deliver SaaS solutions
  • Developing in NodeJS and Typescript
  • Deploying above technologies to AWS
  • Operate effectively in a geographically distributed team

Requirements :

  • 7+ years of experience engineering performant and high-throughput systems (NodeJS and Typescript a must)
  • You write extremely high quality code and are uniquely productive (we evaluate code in interview)
  • You have deep experience working with relational databases at scale (ideally Postgres)
  • You have deep experience with major cloud services (ideally AWS).
  • Capable of implementing and optimizing microservices without overengineering
  • Experience with development in live production environment

Nice to Haves :

  • Understanding of Docker and knowledge of CI / CD pipeline configuration
  • Architected and implemented a serverless system from the ground up

What you’ll be working on : Who you are :

  • Focus on authenticity with everything you do.
  • Entrepreneurial (Strives to reach potential, maximum impact, growth mindset)
  • Results-Driven and Accountable
  • Effective Time Manager
  • Ability to Work Effectively Independently or as a Team
  • Effective Communicator
  • Passionate About Delivering Business Value
  • Honesty and Transparency

Company Core Values :

  • Friendly Strength - Good Person, Thoughtful, Kind, Helpful, Non-judgmental, Looks out for the greater good
  • Master Craftsman - Skilled, Learning Everyday, Client-centered, Impact-focused, High Standards, Business-focused
  • Doggedly Persistent - Overcome obstacles, Remove Blockers, High Energy, Follow through, Proactive, Not afraid to get into the mud, Acts with urgency
  • Steady - Measured, No Drama, No Panic, Consistent, Listens and Adapts, Coachable, Keeps Commitments, Takes Ownership
  • Forward Looking - Truthful, See solutions, Sets the Agenda, No Cynicism

Braintrust values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

This is a remote position.