Senior Backend Software Engineer

S&P Global, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

26 weeks of paid Parental Leave

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition assistance

Snacks and catered lunches

Dog-friendly office

Bike sharing program

Compassion and elder care leave

Mentoring opportunities

Networking and conference participation

Job summary

S&P Global, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Cambridge, MA. You will design and develop secure, reliable APIs that apply Kensho's AI capabilities. Collaborating with diverse teams, you will ensure your APIs meet specific workflows.

The ideal candidate has over five years of experience in API development, effective communication skills, and a solid understanding of software design and complexity. This position includes a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience developing customer-facing APIs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with RESTful API development.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical plans.
• Experience across many stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of system behavior and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, document, and deploy software.
• Manage project priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop architectures and API specifications.
• Test assumptions through instrumentation.
• Promote technical development through mentorship.

Skills

Developing customer-facing APIs

Communication skills

Developing RESTful APIs

Translating business requirements

Software development lifecycle

Understanding loosely-coupled systems

Proficiency with algorithms

Technical depth in one domain

Tools

Python

Flask

FastAPI

Django REST Framework

PostgreSQL

Celery

RabbitMQ

Redis

Kafka

AWS

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Kensho is S&P Global’s hub for AI innovation and transformation. With expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and data discovery, we develop and deploy novel solutions to innovate and drive progress at S&P Global and its customers worldwide. Kensho’s solutions and research focus on business and financial generative AI applications, agents, data retrieval APIs, data extraction, and much more.

At Kensho, we hire talented people and give them the autonomy and support needed to build amazing technology and products. We collaborate using diverse perspectives to solve hard problems. Our communication is open, honest, and efficient. We dedicate time and resources to explore new ideas while staying rooted in engineering best practices, allowing us to innovate rapidly and deliver technology that is scalable, robust, and useful.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will develop reliable, secure, and performant APIs that apply Kensho’s AI capabilities to specific customer workflows. You will collaborate with colleagues from Product, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, and Design, and with other engineers within Applications. You possess a demonstrated capacity for depth and are comfortable working with a broad range of technologies. Your verbal and written communication is proactive, efficient, and inclusive of geographically‑distributed colleagues.

Salary range: 150k–225k. Eligible for an annual incentive bonus and equity plans.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, test, document, deploy, maintain, and improve software
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Work with key stakeholders to develop system architectures, API specifications, implementation requirements, and complexity estimates
• Test assumptions through instrumentation and prototyping
• Promote ongoing technical development through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentorship

What You’ll Need:

• At least five years of direct experience developing customer‑facing APIs within a team
• Thoughtful and efficient communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Experience developing RESTful APIs using a variety of tools
• Experience translating abstract business requirements into concrete technical plans
• Experience working across many stages of the software development lifecycle
• Sound reasoning about the behavior and performance of loosely‑coupled systems
• Proficiency with algorithms (including time and space complexity analysis), data structures, and software architecture
• At least one domain of demonstrable technical depth

Technologies & Tools We Use:

• Python, Flask, FastAPI, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, Kafka, Jsonnet, Agentic Coding Tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cline)
• AWS, Amazon EKS, Sentry, Prometheus, Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (100% company‑paid premiums)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• 26 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave (paternity and maternity)
• 401(k) plan with 6% employer matching
• Generous company matching on donations to non‑profit charities
• Up to $20,000 tuition assistance toward degree programs, plus up to $4,000/year for ongoing professional education such as industry conferences
• Plentiful snacks, drinks, and regularly catered lunches
• Dog‑friendly office (CAM office)
• Bike sharing program memberships
• Compassion leave and elder care leave
• Mentoring and additional learning opportunities
• Opportunity to expand professional network and participate in conferences and events

We are an equal‑opportunity employer that welcomes future Kenshins with all experiences and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Kensho is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with an additional office location in New York City.