Backend Specialist
About this role
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Senior Backend Developer
Location: Remote from Brazil
.Monks Technology Services, part of Media.Monks and S4 Capital, is a global consulting firm mastering AI-powered transformations for the Fortune 100. We combine long-term strategic thinking, deep enterprise experience, and a human-centered approach to help clients transform business processes and dominate their industries.
About the Role
As a Senior Backend developer, you’ll join our Backend Development team. The platform is a product that runs tenants within an internal AWS installation but can be deployed to various clouds—such as GCP, Azure, or AWS—based on client preference. It relies heavily on AI backends, particularly LLM integrations.
Responsibilities
- Develop platforms and digital solutions using Drupal and modern web technologies
- Design and implement robust, testable, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Build frontend experiences using JavaScript and ReactJS
- Develop backend services using NestJS and TypeScript
- Design, integrate, and maintain PostgreSQL databases
- Deploy and manage infrastructure across AWS and GCP using Terraform
- Integrate large language models (LLMs), AI tools, and automated development workflows
- Collaborate effectively with developers, team leads, and company management
- Produce user interfaces that follow established industry standards and best practices
- Anticipate technical challenges and recommend effective solutions
- Participate actively in an agile development environment
- Meet project deadlines and established performance goals
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, professionalism, and collaboration
- Other duties as assigned
About You
Qualifications & Skills
- Relevant professional experience developing Drupal websites, web applications, or digital platforms
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and ReactJS for frontend development
- Strong proficiency in NestJS and TypeScript for backend development
- Hands-on experience designing and working with PostgreSQL databases
- Practical experience with AWS, GCP, and Terraform
- Strong hands-on experience integrating LLMs, using AI tools, and implementing automated development workflows
- Experience writing robust, testable, maintainable, and effectively documented code
- Understanding of industry-standard user interface design and implementation practices
- Experience working collaboratively within an agile development environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to anticipate problems, propose solutions, and consistently meet deadlines
- Professional, enthusiastic, and proactive “can-do” attitude
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement
.Monks Technology Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status
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About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.