Software Architect (AWS, NodeJS) - Latin America, Remote

Job description

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. ### Requirements - 8+ years professional software development experience, with 3+ years in an architecture-focused role - Deep experience designing low-latency service architectures in AWS, including judgment about when distributed components (queues, caches, search projections) earn their place - Experience designing to explicit latency budgets (p95/p99), including synchronous durable commits in hot paths - Experience designing audit/evidence systems: append-only event logs, versioned or bitemporal fact models, and deterministic historical replay - Experience designing fail-open/fail-closed/degraded-state semantics and outage postures - Proven experience architecting secure multi-tenant environments, including tradeoff analysis (RLS vs. schema-per-tenant vs. database-per-tenant) - Deep experience with PostgreSQL/AuroraDB and Row-Level Security (RLS) at a data-modeling and architecture level - Expertise in designing and building scalable RESTful APIs - Experience architecting SDK integrations to other services - Strong expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript across the stack - Experience building capacity models and cloud cost/performance projections (AWS Well-Architected Framework) - Experience establishing technical standards, conducting architecture and code reviews, and mentoring engineering teams - Experience producing architecture documentation, diagrams, and technical decision records (ADRs) - Experience presenting and defending architecture decisions in client engineering and security reviews - Experience working with AI coding assistants as part of daily development - Substantial background architecting large, complex systems end-to-end - 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 and technical leadership skills - Positive mindset and can-do attitude - Meticulous attention to detail ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience in compliance-sensitive or regulated domains (e.g., TCPA/DNC, fintech decisioning, audit-heavy systems) - Experience with event-driven design, message queues, and caching strategies at scale - Advanced degree ### 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