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Senior Backend Software Engineer

Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$225,000🗓 2026-04-14 → 2026-09-23

Core

Design, develop, test, document, deploy, maintain, and improve reliable, secure, and performant APIs that apply AI capabilities to customer workflows.

Role type

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Builds

Web apps and APIs delivering AI capabilities (generative AI, agents, data retrieval) to customers

Domain

Financial services / Generative AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

RESTful API development, system architecture design, algorithm and data structure proficiency, software development lifecycle management, loosely-coupled system behavior analysis, technical depth in at least one domain

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python, Flask, FastAPI, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, Kafka, Jsonnet, AWS, Amazon EKS, Sentry, Prometheus, Git, Jenkins, Github Actions

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, document, deploy, maintain, and improve software; Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables; Work with key stakeholders to develop system architectures, API specifications, implementation requirements, and complexity estimates; Test assumptions through instrumentation and prototyping; Promote ongoing technical development through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentorship

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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