Sr. Backend

(NestJS)

Job Category:  Engineering

Industry: SaaS (B2B Ai Productivity)

Stack: NodeJS, NestJS, API's, Ai Prompting (Ai not mandatory)  

Employer:  Confidential

Location:  Remote, Brazil

Employment Type:  Contractor (LongTerm)

Benefits: Salary (Based on Experience), Flexible Schedule, Paid Time Off (Paid Holidays, sick and vacation). Medical Allowance. 13th Month Salary Bonus and more.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Senior JavaScript Engineer with deep expertise in NodeJs or NestJS, API's within an AWS environments to join a fast-growing startup building an AI-powered SaaS platform. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a brand-new product, define its technical foundation, and shape its future.

If you're passionate about AI-driven products—whether professionally or as a personal interest—you’ll thrive in this role. Bonus points if you have experience working on LMS platforms, membership-based licensing models, or subscription-based SaaS products for individuals and teams.

What You’ll Do:

  • Build and optimize the backend system using NestJS, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency.

  • Develop API integrations and microservices that power AI-driven learning experiences.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and AI specialists, to deliver a seamless product.

  • Work closely with the product team to ensure technical decisions align with business goals, user needs, and AI-driven learning enhancements.

  • Continuously explore AI advancements to integrate innovative solutions into the platform.

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of professional experience in software development, with strong expertise in JavaScript/Node and NestJS.

  • Proven experience in AWS environments.

  • High interest in AI technologies—either professional experience or a personal/hobbyist passion for AI-driven products.

  • Strong understanding of SaaS architectures, API development, and cloud.

  • Experience working with authentication, user management.

  • Familiarity with DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus but not mandatory.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment.

Why Join?

  • Be part of an innovative, AI-powered SaaS product in its early stages, with room for technical and creative ownership.

  • Work alongside passionate professionals in a collaborative and high-output team.

  • Help shape the future of AI-driven learning, driving real impact for individuals and businesses.

  • Competitive compensation, remote-friendly culture, and exciting growth opportunities.

🚀 Ready to build something groundbreaking? Let’s talk!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or, in any other manner, discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)