Backend Engineer, Python, API

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a backend software engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable services in Python for the Blueflame AI platform. You will work onsite with NYC teams to build APIs, optimize databases, and ensure security across distributed systems.

The role requires 5–6 years of experience, strong Python skills, and hands-on experience with MongoDB or Redis. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust features and ensure high performance in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, asynchronous programming, or multi-threaded applications.
• Strong system design and architecture experience.
• Experience working with MongoDB and/or Redis.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services for the platform using Python.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize databases including MongoDB and Redis.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs that support frontend applications and third-party integrations.
• Write clean, scalable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Implement security measures to protect data and applications from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities.
• Contribute to system design and architectural decisions — evaluate tradeoffs and communicate technical direction.
• Review and approve pull requests; plan and scope deliverables against timelines.
• Optimize platform performance and identify and fix bugs.
• Collaborate with Product, Client Success and Engineering teams to deliver new features.

Skills

Python

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Asynchronous programming

System design

Multi-threaded

Tools

MongoDB

Redis

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services for the Blueflame AI platform using Python
• Develop, maintain, and optimize databases including MongoDB and Redis
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs that support frontend applications and third-party integrations
• Write clean, scalable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices
• Implement security measures to protect data and applications from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities
• Contribute to system design and architectural decisions — evaluate tradeoffs and communicate technical direction
• Review and approve pull requests; plan and scope deliverables against timelines
• Optimize platform performance and identify and fix bugs
• Collaborate with Product, Client Success and Engineering teams to deliver new features

Requirements

• 5-6 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience designing and building RESTful API's
• Familiarity with distributed systems, asynchronous programming, or multi-threaded applications
• Strong system design and architecture experience
• Experience working with MongoDB and/or Redis
• Currently based in (or willing to relocate to) the NYC metro area
• Able to work onsite in NYC three days per week