Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Austin Community College; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in New York is seeking a Software Engineer to join their team. This full-time role involves building product features from conception to deployment and collaborating closely with the tech team to deliver AI-driven solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong backend experience in Node.js, API design skills, and proficient database knowledge, primarily in PostgreSQL. This position provides a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of proven experience in a software engineering role.
• Experience building production applications.
• Familiarity with both frontend and backend development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust backend systems and APIs.
• Build end-to-end solutions spanning backend and frontend.
• Develop and optimize database schemas, queries, and data models.

Skills

Backend development with Node.js

API design

PostgreSQL database experience

REST API integration

Fluent English communication

Tools

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Redis

tRPC

Job description

We’re seeking a highly skilled and proactive Software Engineer to join our team full-time and in person. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to develop features end-to-end and make a substantial impact in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment.

In this role, you will build product features from conception to deployment, collaborating closely with our CEO and working across the entire tech stack to deliver AI-powered features that drive enterprise adoption. We are hiring for an on-site role in our HQ in New York, USA.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust backend systems and APIs to power our AI platform.
• Build end-to-end solutions spanning backend (Node.js), database layers, and frontend integration.
• Develop and optimize database schemas, queries, and data models for performance and scalability.
• Implement API endpoints and integrate with third-party services and AI providers.
• Collaborate with the team on technical architecture decisions and system design.
• Maintain and optimize our codebase for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Take over “Support Engineer” rotations, in which all members from the engineering team regularly shift their focus on supporting our customers and the customer support team.

Required Skills

• 2–3+ years of proven experience in a software engineering role, building production applications.
• Strong backend development experience with Node.js, API design, and system architecture.
• Solid experience working with databases, particularly PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
• API integration experience with REST APIs and modern patterns like tRPC.
• Fluent English communication skills for technical discussions and collaboration within the team.

Candidates with a stronger background in either frontend or backend are welcome, but you should be comfortable working across the full stack.

Strong Plus

• Hands-on experience with Language Models and AI/ML integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.).
• Enterprise software development experience with security and compliance considerations.
• Experience with Redis for caching and session management.
• Vector databases and semantic search implementation.
• A strong sense for user experience (UX) and experience working with design systems.

Timeline After Start

• Weeks 1–2: Onboarding and small tickets to familiarize with codebase.
• Weeks 3–6: Mix of smaller and mid-size tickets as well as being “support engineer” (on duty for a week, together with more experienced engineer to handle and fix all ad-hoc, incoming issues from customers).
• Week 6+: Work as a Product Engineer, building full screens and features end-to-end in our product, while collaborating with our design team and customers to get insights and feedback.

About ConveyThis

ConveyThis is a leading AI-powered translation and localization platform, making website translation seamless and efficient. Our cutting-edge technology ensures high-quality, automated translations, while allowing for customization and human refinement. As a company at the forefront of AI-driven website localization, we continuously innovate to provide businesses with the best multilingual solutions for global reach.

Tech Stack: Next.js,Script, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Prisma, tRPC, Tailwind CSS