Senior Full-Stack Software Developer

Who you are

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with a track record of shipping quality code
• Strong TypeScript and JavaScript skills across both backend and frontend
• Comfortable context switching across database design, API development, frontend polish, and infrastructure management
• Fluent English with clear written and verbal communication skills
• Self-directed and able to manage your own time effectively in a remote environment

Projects

Puente Talent Partners connects top Latin American professionals with growing US companies. This role is for one of our US clients, and you would be joining their team directly while being supported by Puente through the hiring process. Our client is a forward-thinking software company that builds self-hosted solutions for teams that value ownership and control. They operate with a lean, high-performing team and prioritize clean code, real ownership, and shipping quality products to production. You will join a small, experienced engineering team where each developer owns features end to end, from database schema to UI. You will report directly to the technical lead and work closely with one other senior developer, collaborating daily via Git and Slack while taking full ownership of architecture and deployment decisions.

About the role

You will own features end to end, from database schema to UI, while keeping the infrastructure healthy. You will write clean backend logic in TypeScript and Node.js, polish frontends in React or Astro, and debug deployments over SSH when needed. This role fits someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats, moving fluidly across the full stack, and taking real ownership of architecture and deployment decisions.

What you'll own

• Design and implement backend features using TypeScript, Node.js, Prisma, and PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization
• Build modern, responsive frontends using React and Astro
• Own CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance using GitHub Actions
• Provision, configure, and maintain self-hosted Ubuntu servers and manage deployments with Coolify
• Debug production issues, optimize performance, and monitor application health across the stack
• Integrate AI-assisted coding tools into your workflow and team practices

What to expect

Here is what to expect after you apply

1. You will get an email from Puente with a short online assessment and a quick grammar check.
2. You will record three short video answers so we can see how you communicate.
3. If it looks like a fit, our recruiter sets up an interview.
4. Shortlisted candidates are introduced to the US client team for final interviews.

This is a full-time independent contractor role paying $2,000 to $3,000 USD per month, Monday through Friday 9 AM to 6 PM Central Time. You will work fully remote with a company-provided laptop and receive performance bonuses tied to code quality and feature delivery.

Bonus points

Bonus points

• Experience with Astro, Coolify, or other modern deployment tools
• Background in scaling or optimizing self-hosted deployments
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability on self-managed servers
• Experience with E2E testing frameworks like Playwright or spec-driven development practices

What success looks like

• First 90 days: ship at least two complete features from database to production, debug one infrastructure issue over SSH, and improve CI/CD reliability
• Ongoing: consistently ship clean, well-tested code that requires minimal review cycles and proactively resolve performance bottlenecks