Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Backend‑First, Python) — Equity

Edison; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Full healthcare coverage

Fertility coverage

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Pet care stipend

Commuter benefits

401(k) matching

Health and wellness benefit

Free lunch

Free dinner

Job summary

Edison Scientific is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff to build backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for its AI science platform. You’ll collaborate with frontend engineers, designers, and researchers to deliver end-to-end functionality.

With 6+ years of software experience and strong Python/Node.js API skills, you will contribute across the stack while owning features from concept to production in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Typically, 6+ years of software engineering experience, with exposure to both backend and frontend development.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Python, Node.js), with an interest in deepening backend expertise.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs (FastAPI, REST; GraphQL a plus).
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js, or similar) and modern web development practices.
• Working knowledge of relational or document databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar).
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized environments (Docker; Kubernetes a plus).
• Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and basic automated testing.
• Strong curiosity, a growth mindset, and eagerness to learn in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services, APIs, and databases that power the scientific discovery platform.
• Contribute to frontend features and workflows, partnering closely with design and frontend teammates to deliver cohesive user experiences.
• Build and extend data pipelines that support AI agents and research workflows.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and automated testing to ensure system reliability and uptime.
• Troubleshoot issues across the stack and proactively improve system quality.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and research teams to ship new AI-driven features and services.
• Grow as a software engineer within a highly collaborative team working at the frontier of AI for science.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Node.js

APIs design

Frontend basics

Cloud infrastructure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Testing

Tools

FastAPI

REST

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

React

Next.js

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Testing

Job description

Edison Scientific is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff to build backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for its AI science platform. You’ll collaborate with frontend engineers, designers, and researchers to deliver end-to-end functionality.

With 6+ years of software experience and strong Python/Node.js API skills, you will contribute across the stack while owning features from concept to production in a fast-moving environment.