Back-End Developer

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Start Date: ASAP

Location: Anywhere in LATAM

Contract Length - 6 months initially

Contract Type: Freelance / B2B / Contract

Senior Backend Developer (NestJS / Digital Banking Platform)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer with 10+ years of experience and deep expertise in NestJS, API architecture, and multi-tenant systems to join our team. You will lead backend development for a next-generation digital banking platform , enabling account creation, secure transfers, real-time dashboards, and deposit tracking.

This is a hands-on leadership role for an engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments, challenges assumptions, and mentors a young and ambitious engineering team while driving backend excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable multi-tenant APIs for a digital banking system.
• Implement secure account creation, transfers, and real-time banking dashboards.
• Lead API architecture discussions, testing (unit, integration, e2e), and deployments.
• Mentor and coach a growing engineering team, instilling best practices in backend systems.
• Facilitate code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Challenge existing approaches and propose better architectural and technical solutions.

Event Streaming & Observability

• Drive the adoption of event streaming (Kafka) for real-time transaction processing.
• Implement strong monitoring, logging, and observability with tools such as Datadog or Grafana.
• Work closely with frontend engineers (React/Next.js, React Native) to deliver seamless banking experiences.
• Contribute to onboarding processes by setting up tools, frameworks, and engineering standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders to ensure reliable and timely delivery.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in backend development.
• Deep expertise with NestJS (architecture, testing, and production deployment).
• Strong background in multi-tenant API systems and scalable backend architectures.
• Experience in financial services or digital banking is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms.
• Knowledge of observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana .
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Spanish .

About the client

The client is Andela, a global platform that connects brilliance and opportunity for technologists. They enable long-term career opportunities, a global community, and educational opportunities with leading technology providers. Andela is committed to a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment with equal employment opportunities.

Responsibilities and requirements described herein reflect the role as presented by Andela and are intended to guide candidate consideration.

Conditions

• 100% Remote role, with a 5-hour overlap required with UTC-4 (Central/Eastern Time).
• Full-time dedication (40 hours/week).
• Device provided by the client (no BYOD requirement).

At Andela, we know our strengths lie in our diverse community whose talents, perspectives, backgrounds and orientations we take pride in. Andela is committed to nurturing a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Everyone has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices.

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