Mid-Level Software Engineer

About the company

Our client is building an AI platform for construction capital program owners, helping teams collect, organize, and analyze project data and documents. Backed by $7.7M in seed funding, this 20-person company combines knowledge graphs, agentic workflows, and automation to reduce manual work in a major industry. Engineers work closely with the founders and have broad influence over the product and engineering culture.

The role

We are hiring a Mid-Level Software Engineer with 2 to 5 years of backend engineering experience to build and maintain production integrations and data pipelines. This is a hands-on Python role for someone who enjoys operating reliable systems, owning well-scoped projects, and growing into broader design responsibilities.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain API integrations, including authentication, pagination, rate limiting, retries, idempotency, asynchronous processing, and error handling.

• Implement and operate data workflows using tools such as Prefect, Dagster, AWS Step Functions, or Airflow.

• Investigate production issues, improve pipeline resilience, and reduce recurring incidents.

• Deliver backend projects from requirements through implementation, testing, rollout, and monitoring.

• Partner with senior and forward deployed engineers to turn customer insights into reliable product capabilities.

What we're looking for

• 2 to 5 years of backend software engineering experience and strong Python proficiency.

• Experience building and maintaining production data or integration pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with API integrations at scale and workflow orchestration tools.

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a reputable university.

• A willingness to own day-to-day production maintenance, learn quickly, and grow with an early-stage team.

• Ability to work from the Midtown Manhattan office three days per week.

Bonus points

• Experience at an early-stage B2B SaaS startup.

• Hands-on AWS experience, including Lambda, Step Functions, ECS, SQS, or CDK.

• Experience with AI tools, agentic workflows, or LLM integrations.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary of $140K to $160K.

• Competitive equity.

• Full-time position.

Location and work model

• Hybrid in New York, NY, with three days per week in the Midtown Manhattan office.

• Candidates should be based in or near New York City.

• Visa sponsorship is not available.