Senior Python Backend Engineer for AI Health Risk On-Site

CBTS; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CBTS in New York City seeks a Senior/Staff Software Engineer with deep Python and modern backend framework expertise to build scalable APIs for mission-critical systems handling AI and health data.

The role sits on a small, high-impact team; you'll shape API architecture, collaborate with data scientists, underwriters, product managers, and ensure performance and security on-site, with immediate impact on new product development.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent background in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Physics, or related field.
• Professional experience developing backend software with Python.
• Knowledge of API design tools and frameworks (Swagger, OpenAPI, FastAPI).
• Experience with cloud computing and Kubernetes or similar orchestration tools.
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker.
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy.
• Experience with load testing, latency profiling, and backend performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Help shape API architecture for real-time decisioning using complex medical data.
• Collaborate with data scientists, underwriters, customer success partners, and product managers to develop the product roadmap.
• Optimize backend performance and scalability for large volumes of structured and unstructured health data.
• Adapt the product as ML and large language model use evolves.
• Build maintainable software; write unit and integration tests and implement automated testing.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices.

Skills

Python backend development

API design

OpenAPI/Swagger

FastAPI

Kubernetes

Docker

SQLAlchemy

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Load testing & performance

Cloud computing

Code reviews & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Data Science or related

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenAPI tooling

Job description

CBTS in New York City seeks a Senior/Staff Software Engineer with deep Python and modern backend framework expertise to build scalable APIs for mission-critical systems handling AI and health data.

The role sits on a small, high-impact team; you'll shape API architecture, collaborate with data scientists, underwriters, product managers, and ensure performance and security on-site, with immediate impact on new product development.