Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil Remote (Global) Employment

StartupGrind is hiring a Senior Full Stack MERN Developer

About the Role

Black Crow AI is looking for a Senior Full Stack MERN Developer to work directly with the hands-on CTO. You will take an existing MVP and evolve it into a scalable, production-ready SaaS platform, focusing on improving architecture and enforcing clean code practices.

What You'll Do

  • Take ownership of an existing MERN MVP and evolve it into a scalable, production-ready product.
  • Refactor and improve messy or inefficient code for clarity, maintainability, and performance.
  • Debug and resolve complex cross-layer issues quickly across MongoDB, Node.js, React, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Design and optimize MongoDB schemas, indexes, Atlas Search, and triggers.
  • Build event-driven workflows with MongoDB triggers.
  • Integrate AI/LLM services (OpenAI, AWS Comprehend, embeddings, NLP features) into production applications.
  • Support and improve Twilio-based messaging and webhook integrations.
  • Contribute to new product features end-to-end, from backend to frontend.

What We're Looking For

  • Expert proficiency with the MERN stack: MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js.
  • Deep MongoDB knowledge, including indexes, performance optimization, aggregation pipelines, and triggers.
  • Strong backend and infrastructure skills with Node.js async/memory patterns, AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience integrating AI services into production applications.
  • Excellent English communication skills (mandatory).
  • Availability during U.S. West Coast working hours (PST/PDT).
  • Based in Argentina or Brazil.

Technical Stack

  • MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js
  • AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)
  • OpenAI, AWS Comprehend
  • Twilio

Team & Environment

You will work directly with the hands-on CTO, reporting to them. This is a long-term role focused on solving real production challenges.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Direct collaboration with a technical founder/CTO.
  • Long-term role solving real production challenges beyond basic CRUD applications.
  • Remote role with collaboration aligned to U.S. time zones.
  • Opportunity to grow into a lead role as the team expands.

Work Mode

This is a remote role for candidates based in Argentina or Brazil.

Required Skills
MongoDBExpress.jsReact.jsNode.jsAWSEC2S3LambdaOpenAIAWS ComprehendTwilioTypeScriptRESTful APIsAgile MethodologiesSoftware Architecture
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Category fullstack
Posted 5 months ago