Full Stack Engineer

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java & Node.js)

Location: Brazil OR Mexico (100% Remote) Type: Contract

Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js Build and optimize event-driven architectures and data pipelines using Apache Kafka Develop scalable and resilient RESTful APIs and microservices Deploy, monitor, and support applications on Kubernetes across cloud environments Collaborate with architects and product teams on system design and integrations Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and production support Troubleshoot and resolve production and infrastructure issues Prototype new technologies to improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency

Required Skills & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 5+ years of professional software engineering experience Strong experience with Java (distributed systems, backend development) Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets) Proficiency in Node.js for backend services Experience deploying applications using Kubernetes Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP Solid understanding of microservices architecture and design patterns Experience with MongoDB and PostgreSQL Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills Comfortable working in a distributed, remote team environment

Nice to Have Video-on-Demand (VOD) or streaming platform experience Basic frontend exposure using React.js Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm) Monitoring and observability tools like Datadog or New Relic