About Third WatchThird Watch connects Latin America with frontier AI labs, for a better world. We help organizations across the region and leading AI teams build trusted, long-term collaborations. Our privacy-first approach (anonymization and strong safeguards) keeps information safe and aligned with local and international regulations.The roleWe're looking for a senior, hands-on engineer to help us build our first product. You'll work end to end, from APIs and pipelines to simple internal tools, shipping fast while keeping things clean and safe. If you enjoy turning rough ideas into working software with a small team, you'll feel at home here.What you'll doBuild and ship our MVP across backend, APIs and lightweight front-end toolsDesign and maintain reliable pipelines to move and process information securelyTurn early product ideas into working features in short cyclesWrite clean, tested and well-documented codeCollaborate closely with the founders and future teammates on prioritiesHelp set up the foundations: tooling,
CI/CD and good engineering habitsWhat you bring5+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong backend skills (Python, Node.Js/TypeScript or similar)Experience with relational databases and API designExperience building data or processing pipelinesA startup mindset: ownership, speed and comfort with little structureCare for security and privacy in everyday engineeringFluent EnglishNice to haveFront-end experience (React or similar)Experience with GCP or AWS and containersExposure to AI/ML workflowsWhy joinBe one of the first engineers, see your work in production quickly, work remotely across the Americas, and help connect Latin America with frontier AI labs.Compensation: USD 6,000–8,000 per month, contractor engagement.Hiring process: intro call, technical conversation or exercise, chat with the founders, offer (about 2–3 weeks).#J-18808-Ljbffr