Opportunities in Panama

About The Role

Bluelight is a leading software consultancy dedicated to designing and developing innovative technology that enhances users' lives. With a steadfast commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients, Bluelight excels in its focus on quality and customer satisfaction. Our mission is not only to create cutting-edge applications but also to foster a collaborative and enriching work environment where each team member can grow and thrive. With a presence across the United States and Central/South America, Bluelight is in an exciting phase of expansion, continually seeking exceptional talent to join its dynamic and diverse community.

We are looking for a skilled individual to join our rapidly growing team at Bluelight. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where everyone's opinions and efforts are valued and appreciated. You will have the opportunity to contribute to challenging and meaningful projects, developing high-quality applications that stand out in the market. We value continuous learning, personal growth, and hard work, offering a collaborative environment that promotes professional development. If you are passionate about software development and eager to be part of a growing software consultancy, we invite you to apply and join us on this exciting journey.

Qualifications And Requirements

• 5+ years professional software development experience (backend-focused)
• Strong professional experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript
• Experience building low-latency API services in AWS
• Experience building scalable RESTful APIs
• Experience with SDK integrations to other services
• Experience with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, including Row-Level Security (RLS)
• Experience building secure multi-tenant environments
• Comfortable writing raw SQL and managing schema migrations (e.g., node-postgres, node-pg-migrate)
• Professional experience with React
• Strong testing practices, including integration tests against real databases and failure-mode/fault-injection testing
• Experience working with AI coding assistants as part of daily development
• CI/CD application creation and maintenance skills
• Solid understanding of full stack development, with the ability to contribute to frontend work when needed
• Substantial background working with large, complex systems
• Ability to overlap US business hours
• Bachelor's degree required
• Extreme ownership and accountability for deliverables
• Client-focused dedication to team commitments
• Best practices knowledge and adherence
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Positive mindset and can-do attitude
• Meticulous attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with append-only, event-sourced, or bitemporal data models
• Experience with Fastify and schema-first validation (e.g., Zod)
• Experience running containerized services on AWS Fargate/ECS
• Experience in compliance-sensitive or audit-heavy domains (e.g., fintech, telecom/TCPA compliance)

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonuses, including performance-based salary increases.
• Generous paid-time-off policy
• Flexible working hours
• Work remotely
• Continuing education, training, conferences
• Company-sponsored coursework, exams, and certifications

Additional information

Being a consultant in our team is a fun, challenging, and rewarding career choice. Your contributions are highly valued by clients, and the work you do often has a direct and significant impact on their business. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects for our incredible clients, which will accelerate your career growth. You’ll collaborate with modern technologies and work alongside some of the best professionals in the industry! If you’re eager to be part of an exciting, challenging, and rapidly growing consultancy, we encourage you to apply. #LI-Remote

• 5+ years professional software development experience (backend-focused)

• Strong professional experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript

• Experience building low-latency API services in AWS

• Experience building scalable RESTful APIs

• Experience with SDK integrations to other services

• Experience with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB, including Row-Level Security (RLS)

• Experience building secure multi-tenant environments

• Comfortable writing raw SQL and managing schema migrations (e.g., node-postgres, node-pg-migrate)

• Professional experience with React

• Strong testing practices, including integration tests against real databases and failure-mode/fault-injection testing

• Experience working with AI coding assistants as part of daily development

• CI/CD application creation and maintenance skills

• Solid understanding of full stack development, with the ability to contribute to frontend work when needed

• Substantial background working with large, complex systems

• Ability to overlap US business hours

• Bachelor's degree required

• Extreme ownership and accountability for deliverables

• Client-focused dedication to team commitments

• Best practices knowledge and adherence

• Strong problem-solving ability

• Positive mindset and can-do attitude

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Experience with append-only, event-sourced, or bitemporal data models

• Experience with Fastify and schema-first validation (e.g., Zod)

• Experience running containerized services on AWS Fargate/ECS

• Experience in compliance-sensitive or audit-heavy domains (e.g., fintech, telecom/TCPA compliance)