Senior Full Stack Engineer

About Aperture Cloud Aperture Cloud is a fast-growing tech company building modern, scalable web applications for customers around the world. We value pragmatic engineering, strong ownership, and thoughtful collaboration across product and engineering.## Role OverviewAs a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you’ll design and build end-to-end features across our React frontend and Node.js/TypeScript backend. You’ll work closely with product and engineering teammates to deliver reliable, scalable experiences, contribute to architectural decisions, and raise the bar on code quality and operational excellence in a globally distributed environment.## What You’ll Do* Build and ship full-stack features using React, Node.js, and TypeScript* Design and implement APIs and services that are secure, performant, and maintainable* Model and optimize data in PostgreSQL; write efficient queries and migrations* Develop and operate cloud infrastructure on AWS (deployment, monitoring, scaling)* Collaborate with product/design to translate requirements into well-scoped technical plans* Improve engineering standards through code reviews, testing practices, and documentation* Troubleshoot production issues and drive root-cause fixes and preventative improvements* Contribute to system architecture decisions with a focus on scalability and reliability## Required Qualifications* 5+ years of professional software engineering experience (full stack preferred)* Strong experience building web UIs with React (hooks, state management, performance)* Strong backend experience with Node.js and TypeScript (API design, service patterns)* Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL (schema design, indexing, query optimization)* Experience deploying and operating applications on AWS* Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals (testing, debugging, design patterns)* Ability to work effectively in an international, distributed team (clear written communication, ownership mindset)## Nice to Have* Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)* Experience with observability tooling (logging, metrics, tracing) and incident response* Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS/EKS, Kubernetes)* Familiarity with security best practices (authn/authz, OWASP, secrets management)* Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives## Tech Stack* Frontend: React* Backend: Node.js, TypeScript* Database: PostgreSQL* Cloud: AWS## LocationInternational (remote-friendly). Collaboration happens across time zones, with an emphasis on async communication and well-documented decisions.## What Success Looks Like* You deliver high-quality features end-to-end with minimal rework and strong attention to detail* You proactively identify performance, reliability, and scalability risks and address them early* You improve team velocity through clear technical plans, strong code reviews, and pragmatic tooling* You help shape architecture and engineering practices as the product and team scale Originally posted on Himalayas