Mid Level Software Engineer

Summary

Join GoFasti, a Talent-as-a-Service company, as a Mid-Level Software Engineer and work remotely from Latin America. You will contribute to both legacy PHP/LAMP and modern microservice-based platforms, stabilizing, refactoring, and enhancing older codebases. Develop new backend and frontend functionality using NestJS and NextJS, and participate in AWS migration efforts. Collaborate with various teams on feature prioritization, implementation, and QA. The role requires 4+ years of software engineering experience, proficiency with relational databases, and strong English communication skills. Compensation ranges from $1,700 to $2,500 per month as an independent contractor.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering, including PHP/LAMP and/or Node.js stacks
• Proficiency with relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL)
• Experience maintaining and modernizing legacy systems in production environments
• Familiarity with cloud-native development and microservices
• Strong English communication skills and comfort working asynchronously
• Experience with Legacy: PHP 7, MySQL 5.7, LAMP stack, Vue, React
• Experience with Modern: NestJS (Node.js backend), NextJS (React frontend), PostgreSQL
• Experience with Infrastructure: AWS (SQS/SNS, ECS, Fargate), cloud-native and event-driven architecture

Responsibilities

• Contribute to both the legacy PHP/LAMP platform and the modern microservice-based platform
• Stabilize, refactor, and incrementally enhance older codebases with clear documentation
• Develop new backend and frontend functionality using NestJS and NextJS
• Participate in AWS migration efforts and support infrastructure modernization
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers across feature prioritization, implementation, and QA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Familiarity with event-driven and service-oriented systems
• Previous work with nonprofit or mission-driven platforms

Benefits

• The Salary range offered for this position varies from (USD) $1,700 - $2,500 per month, depending on seniority and skillset
• This position is for an independent contractor, through a payroll platform
• The talent will work REMOTELY allocated at our client