Senior Software Engineer – Search

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New York is seeking a senior backend engineer to design and implement server-side logic for the Blueflame AI platform, focusing on scalable data processing and secure data management.

You will build RESTful APIs, work with MongoDB and Redis, contribute to system design, review code, and partner with product and client success to deliver reliable software. Applicants should have 6-8 years of experience, strong Python, distributed systems know-how, and degrees in CS.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of technical experience in software development.
• Advanced knowledge of Python and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with MongoDB and Redis.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement server-side logic and functionality for the Blueflame AI platform, ensuring efficient data processing and management.
• Create, maintain, and optimize databases (MongoDB, Redis), ensuring data integrity and security.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs to enable communication between server and client-side applications, as well as with third-party services.
• Implement security measures to protect data and applications from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities.
• Contribute to system design and architectural decisions – evaluate tradeoffs and communicate technical direction.
• Review and approve pull requests; plan and scope deliverables against timelines.
• Optimize platform performance and identify and fix bugs.
• Collaborate with Product and Client Success on requirements and delivery.
• Write and maintain documentation for code, processes, and best practices.

Skills

Python

RESTful APIs

MongoDB

Redis

system design

architecture

data processing

data management

security measures

multi-threading

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Master's degree in computer science

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and implement server-side logic and functionality for the Blueflame AI platform, ensuring efficient data processing and management
• Create, maintain, and optimize databases (MongoDB, Redis), ensuring data integrity and security
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs to enable communication between server and client-side applications, as well as with third-party services
• Implement security measures to protect data and applications from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities
• Contribute to system design and architectural decisions – evaluate tradeoffs and communicate technical direction
• Review and approve pull requests; plan and scope deliverables against timelines
• Optimize platform performance and identify and fix bugs
• Collaborate with Product and Client Success on requirements and delivery
• Write and maintain documentation for code, processes, and best practices

Requirements

• 6-8 years of technical experience
• Advanced knowledge of Python
• Experience building/working with RESTful APIs
• Experience with MongoDB and Redis
• Familiarity with distributed systems and multi-threading
• Experience with system design and architecture
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or an equivalent engineering discipline

Hard Skills

• Python
• RESTful APIs
• MongoDB
• Redis
• system design
• architecture
• data processing
• data management
• security measures
• multi-threading

Soft Skills

• collaboration
• communication
• technical direction
• problem-solving
• documentation

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science
• Master's degree in computer science