📌Senior Full-Stack Developer – Next.js / Node.js / AWS (Full-time, Remote – LATAM)

Launchpad is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Developer who thrives on ownership, problem-solving, and designing clean, scalable feature-level solutions. If you enjoy taking full responsibility for the features you build, proposing simple, smart architectures, and collaborating closely with a highly technical manager, this role is for you.

🗓 Start date: ASAP
📆 Contract type: Full-Time, Contractor, Remote
🌐 Work hours: Monday to Friday, 7.30 am to 4.30 pm PST

🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing

• Own end-to-end delivery of the features and projects assigned to you, from design through implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Propose technical solutions and simple architectural designs for new features, then refine them in collaboration with the Engineering Manager.
• Develop high-quality, scalable components using Next.js, React, Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS services.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring performance, maintainability, and clarity.
• Work within an event-driven and microservices ecosystem, contributing to clean interfaces and predictable flows.
• Participate in code reviews, propose improvements, and support a clean-architecture mindset across the team.
• Use CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI) to ensure safe, efficient deployments.
• Document decisions, architecture sketches, and implementation details for transparency and future maintenance.

✅ What You Need to Succeed

Must-haves

• 5+ years of experience as a Full-Stack Developer
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Next.js + React
  • Node.js + TypeScript
  • AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.)
• Ability to design feature-level architectures
• Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, and clean code principles
• Experience building APIs and integrating microservices
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows (GitLab CI preferred)
• Advanced English communication skills
• A mindset of ownership, accountability, and autonomy

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with event-driven architectures
• Basic system design skills
• Experience coaching or mentoring other developers
• Exposure to Docker or Kubernetes
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch)

🧭 Our Recruitment Process

Here’s what to expect from our interview process:

1. Initial Interview – 60 minutes with our Talent Acquisition Specialist and Team Engagement Manager
2. Take-Home-Test – An initial evaluation of your technical skills
3. Culture Fit – 30 minutes with the Hiring Manager
4. Technical Interview – 60/90 minutes: Live Coding Challenge + High-level system design exercise

🌟 Why Join Launchpad?

We believe that great work starts with great people. At Launchpad, we offer:

• 💻 Fully remote work with hardware provided
• 🌎 Global team experience with clients in North America
• 💸 Competitive USD compensation
• 📚 Training and learning stipends
• 🌴 Paid Time Off (vacation, personal, study)
• 🧘‍♂️ A culture that values autonomy, purpose, and human connection

✨ Ready to make your mark? Apply now and be part of something exciting.