Senior Software Engineer

Ponderosa Talent Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ponderosa Talent Group is seeking a hands-on backend engineer for a role focused on building and owning production APIs, with occasional frontend work. You’ll join a small, highly collaborative team at an inflection point as the company grows and prepares for its next phase.

You'll work with modern backend languages (Node/TypeScript, Python, Go) and may contribute to frontend tasks when needed. In-person collaboration is valued in this early-stage startup environment.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineer with experience building and owning production APIs.
• Hands-on experience integrating third-party APIs and external systems.
• Own features end-to-end in a small, early-stage team.
• Familiar with modern backend languages and frameworks (Node/TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.).
• Willingness to contribute to frontend work when needed.
• Enjoys in-person collaboration and early-stage startup environments.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on role focused on backend systems, APIs and integrations.
• Collaborate with a small team in an inflection point as growth accelerates.

Job description

Ponderosa is currently working with a well-funded Series B company.

This is a hands-on role focused primarily on backend systems, APIs, and integrations, with occasional frontend work. You’ll be joining a small, highly collaborative team at an inflection point as the company gains momentum and prepares for its next phase of growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong backend engineer with experience building and owning production APIs
• Hands-on experience integrating third-party APIs and external systems
• Comfortable owning features end-to-end in a small, early-stage team
• Familiarity with modern backend languages and frameworks (Node/TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.)
• Willingness to contribute to frontend work when needed (not a frontend-heavy role)
• Enjoys in-person collaboration and early-stage startup environments

Our Stack (Nice to Have, Not Required)

• TypeScript,, React
• LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, etc all huge bonus!