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$35/hr or $70,000/yr

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Senior Backend Engineer

Back-end Engineer
Available for hire
Years of experience
10+ years
Experience level
Senior
Available for
Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Freelance
Available from
05 Oct 2026

Distributed Systems · Cloud Native · AWS · Node.js · TypeScript · Go · AI · Event-Driven Architecture · PostgreSQL

Employment History

Software Architect (Distributed Systems & AI) at Nexo Stack Current 2025 - Now
Designed and led the architecture of a multi-tenant SaaS ecosystem for AI applications, inventory and tracking systems. Built distributed services using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, event-driven architectures, NATS, PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Designed billing, authentication, AI workflows, observability and resilient distributed systems using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Grafana.
Backend Consultant at Independent Consultant 2023 - 2025
Developed REST APIs and microservices with Node.js and TypeScript in AWS environments. Implemented asynchronous processing with SQS, SNS and Step Functions, ETL pipelines, CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Docker, and deployments using ECS and ECR. Built a PDF generation system processing more than 10 million records and performed a database migration of approximately 40 GB using replication to minimize downtime.
Backend Developer at Globant 2022 - 2023
Developed backend services with NestJS and AWS Lambda. Designed and optimized databases using Prisma and PostgreSQL, and improved service response times and performance in AWS environments.
Backend Developer at Igloolab 2021 - 2022
Developed microservices with NestJS and event-driven communication between services. Participated in technical decisions and code reviews while working in multidisciplinary Agile teams.
Full Stack Engineer at Siigo 2020 - 2021
Developed frontend and backend modules for accounting platforms, integrated third-party services and APIs, and improved system performance and maintainability.
Full Stack Engineer at TiQal S.A.S. 2019 - 2021
Developed a real-time monitoring system with Node.js and implemented a recruitment module within an ERP platform.
Junior Backend Developer at Institución Universitaria Antonio José Camacho 2017 - 2019
Developed backend functionality for a faculty curriculum management and control system, implementing business logic and services to support the management, tracking and organization of academic curriculum information for university professors.
Software Development Intern at Institución Universitaria Antonio José Camacho 2016 - 2017
Supported software development activities within the university, gaining hands-on experience in backend development and software engineering while completing my Systems Engineering studies.

Education

Specialization in Artificial Intelligence at Escuela de Ingenieros de Antioquia (EIA) 2024 - 2025
Systems Engineering at Institución Universitaria Antonio José Camacho 2015 - 2022