Back-end Software Engineer Mid Level

Who you are

• At least 2 years of backend development experience with TypeScript and Go.
• Solid experience with AWS, microservices architectures, and event-driven systems (SNS, SQS, EventBridge).
• Design and build REST APIs securely, applying DDD principles, ideally with TypeScript frameworks like AdonisJS.
• Comfortable with relational databases, unit testing, and test-driven development.
• Work well in agile environments (Scrum, Sprints) and communicate in functional English.
• Live in Buenos Aires or nearby and can attend the office 2 days per week.

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 an edtech company serving Latin America with a strong engineering culture. Their product teams work cross-functionally using agile methodologies and build systems that scale across the region. You will join a 13-person engineering team leading a year-long platform migration, reporting to the engineering manager and working closely with cross-functional product squads.

About the role

You join a 13-person engineering team leading a year-long platform migration. You migrate features from a TypeScript monolith (AdonisJS) to a service-oriented architecture on AWS, working in sprints alongside the team. This is an execution role: you design, build, and solve concrete problems while maintaining code quality.What you'll own

• Migrate features from the monolithic platform to a service-oriented architecture on AWS.
• Design and build APIs and microservices using event-driven patterns (SNS, SQS, EventBridge).
• Deliver solutions sprint by sprint as the team prioritizes them.
• Participate in daily standups and weekly planning with the engineering team.
• Apply Domain Driven Design principles to build secure, reusable APIs.

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.

Compensation is USD 2,200 - 3,200 per month as an independent contractor. The role is remote with 2 days per week on-site in Buenos Aires (Núñez), Monday to Friday 9 AM - 6 PM UTC-3. You will receive a company laptop and work in a collaborative agile environment with clear growth paths within the engineering team.

Bonus points

Bonus points

• Portuguese language skills (part of the team works in Portuguese).
• Experience migrating or modernizing production platforms.
• Experience with non-relational databases.
• Familiarity with other backend frameworks or languages.
• Formal education or degree in systems engineering or related field.

What success looks like

• First 90 days: you deliver tested feature migrations and understand both the monolith and the target service architecture.
• Ongoing: you unblock the team, maintain code quality, and help the migration advance on schedule.