Backend Engineer - Python, APIs & Systems (Equity)

PLP Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunities for growth

Team-building events

Company retreats

Job summary

A technology startup based in New York seeks a backend developer to work on their RF spectrum software platform. The role involves designing clean interfaces and optimizing applications for performance. We're looking for someone with strong proficiency in Python, experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure. Competitive salary, equity opportunities, and team-building events are offered in this dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Deep proficiency in Python for backend development and experience with asynchronous programming.
• Experience building scalable systems using Kafka or similar message brokers.
• Familiarity with container orchestration and cloud-native design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design clean, extensible interfaces for complex business logic.
• Implement secure identity management and resilient communication across services.
• Optimize applications for performance and resource utilization.
• Reconcile fragmented schemas and normalize data from legacy sources.

Skills

Strong Python Experience

Expertise in Event-Driven Architectures

Cloud Infrastructure knowledge

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Job description

A technology startup based in New York seeks a backend developer to work on their RF spectrum software platform. The role involves designing clean interfaces and optimizing applications for performance. We're looking for someone with strong proficiency in Python, experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure. Competitive salary, equity opportunities, and team-building events are offered in this dynamic work environment.