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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** David Joseph & Company
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $105,000.0 - $155,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Code Review, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, ReactJS, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** August 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us75d0ae58017e7bb8643fbebe80f7214b

## About the Role

* 5+ years in backend software engineering
 * Experience as a founding engineer or early hire at an early-stage B2B SaaS startup, with genuine end-to-end ownership
 * A track record of owning production backend systems, not just contributing to them
 * Advanced, production-level Python skills
 * Strong hands-on AWS experience, particularly serverless (Lambda, Step Functions)
 * A product mindset and comfort speaking directly with customers to clarify what needs building
 * Based in or near New York City and able to work on-site three days a week (Midtown)
 * A BS in Computer Science or a related STEM field, or an equivalently strong startup engineering track record in its place

Nice to Haves

 * Prior tech-lead or mentorship experience guiding junior engineers
 * Familiarity with AI coding tools and agentic development workflows

## Description

We're representing our client in a search for a senior backend engineer to join as a hands-on IC in an early-stage environment - shipping production services, driving key architectural decisions, and mentoring junior engineers, with a clear runway to a lead role in the near term.
What you'll be doing

 * Design, build, and operate production-grade backend services and data pipelines on a Python + AWS serverless stack
 * Make architectural and system-design decisions, using modern AI coding tools to move quickly
 * Own features end-to-end across a primarily backend codebase, with occasional front-end work in React
 * Work directly with customers to turn ambiguous requirements into shipped software
 * Mentor junior engineers through code review, design discussions, and pairing

Tech stack: Python, AWS (Lambda, Step Functions, serverless), REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, React


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