Principal Engineer, Scalable Backend & AI Pipelines

PowerToFly; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days

Tuition reimbursement

Employee incentive programs

Comprehensive benefits packages

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Principal Engineer in New York, NY. You will design and build scalable backend services and APIs for document analysis. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of backend development experience with expertise in Node.js, Python, or Go. A strong understanding of API design, database systems, and containerization is required. This position offers a hybrid work model, competitive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional full‑stack development experience.
• Strong focus on backend systems and API design.
• Experience with microservices architecture and message queues.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write maintainable, high‑performance server‑side code.
• Build and maintain integrations with third‑party services.

Skills

Backend systems

API design

Node.js

Python

Go

RESTful APIs

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Containerization

Orchestration platforms

TypeScript

React

Distributed systems

Event-driven architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

A leading technology firm is seeking a Principal Engineer in New York, NY. You will design and build scalable backend services and APIs for document analysis. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of backend development experience with expertise in Node.js, Python, or Go. A strong understanding of API design, database systems, and containerization is required. This position offers a hybrid work model, competitive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.