Mid-Level Software Engineer

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is hiring a Mid-Level Software Engineer in New York, NY. This hands-on Python role focuses on building and maintaining production integrations and data pipelines in a hybrid office setup with three days on-site in Midtown Manhattan.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of backend experience, strong Python skills, and a bachelor's degree in computer science. You will own production maintenance and collaborate with senior engineers to shape product capabilities.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong Python proficiency.
• Experience building production data or integration pipelines.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• Willingness to own day-to-day production maintenance.
• Based in Midtown Manhattan three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain API integrations with authentication, pagination, retries, and error handling.
• Operate data workflows using Prefect, Dagster, AWS Step Functions, or Airflow.
• Investigate production issues, improve pipeline resilience, and reduce incidents.
• Deliver backend projects from requirements through testing, rollout, and monitoring.
• Partner with senior engineers to turn customer insights into reliable product capabilities.

Skills

Python proficiency

Backend development

Data pipelines

API integrations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Prefect

Dagster

Airflow

AWS Step Functions

Job description

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.