Lifted, an Upwork Company

#133115 - Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Data-Driven Workflow Applications

Lifted, an Upwork Company  •  Colombia, CO / Bogotá, CO (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to architect and build production web applications that connect data-backed services with intuitive frontend interfaces. The work will enable self-service operational processes, workflow automation, system integrations, and reliable data movement. As an early core engineer, this person will establish software foundations, deliver end-to-end solutions, and help raise engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and build full-stack applications for data-driven operational workflows.
  • Develop backend APIs, microservices, workflow orchestration, automated triggers, and system synchronization.
  • Build production frontend experiences with React and TypeScript.
  • Establish architecture patterns, coding standards, and maintainable engineering practices as an early core team member.
  • Lead code reviews, guide peers, and contribute directly to hands-on implementation.
  • Diagnose reliability and performance issues across applications, services, integrations, and datastores.
  • Deliver measurable improvements to product capability, operational efficiency, or system quality.

Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

  • 5+ years of hands-on software development using Java or Python.
  • 5+ years building backend services, APIs, or other data-driven applications.
  • 5+ years working with datastores such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or comparable technologies.
  • 4+ years building production applications with both React and TypeScript.
  • Strong HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript (ES6+) skills.
  • Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs, RPC-style communication, and JSON-based integrations.
  • Production cloud experience with a strong focus on AWS.
  • Experience leading code reviews and improving software quality.
  • Evidence of tangible impact from personally delivered engineering work.
  • A technical bachelor's degree.
  • Ability to operate as an early core engineer by shaping architecture, establishing coding standards, and guiding peers while remaining hands-on.

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Billing-system experience.
  • Service-oriented or event-driven architecture experience.
  • Frontend GraphQL experience, including Apollo or comparable tooling.
  • Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS, RabbitMQ, or comparable messaging systems.
  • Design-system or reusable component-library experience.
  • Jest and React Testing Library experience.
  • Webpack or Vite experience.
  • Web accessibility experience, including WCAG.
  • Strong production debugging and troubleshooting experience.
  • Experience with large-scale or high-performance systems, including consistency, scalability, replication, or redundancy concerns.
  • Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

Additional Information

Required Tools and Platforms

  • Java or Python.
  • React and TypeScript.
  • HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript.
  • REST or GraphQL, RPC, and JSON.
  • AWS.
  • MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or comparable datastores.

Location Time and Engagement

  • Candidates must be based in LATAM.
  • Full US Central Time coverage is required.
  • This is a contract engagement at 40 hours per week.
  • The anticipated engagement runs through March 31, 2027.
  • This is not currently a contract-to-hire opportunity.
Lifted, an Upwork Company

About Lifted, an Upwork Company

Lifted is the first talent, country and contract agnostic contingent workforce management solution, unifying the ability to source, contract, manage, and pay any type of contingent talent, anywhere in the world. Designed to embed into existing contingent workforce ecosystems, Lifted provides enterprises with global reach, embedded compliance, and a seamless experience across the entire contingent workforce.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Unknown
Year Founded
2025
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