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# Python Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Linq Global Group, LLC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Backend, Fastapi, Stripe, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/07fb4ef1-b559-4ccf-918b-57ccad4b2ce5

## About the Role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer with 1+ years of experience to join a small, elite engineering team building the infrastructure behind 400+ real-life social experiences per month. You'll be exceptionally sharp, love deeply technical work, and thrive on taking systems from zero to scale - helping 222 turn chance encounters into lasting human connections., * No strict experience floor; emphasis on mental sharpness and building intelligence.

 * Open to candidates from both startups and big tech with strong technical abilities.

Technical Requirements

 * Current tech stack includes Python, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL.
 * Flexible with candidates who have not previously worked with Python.

Ideal Candidate Profile

 * Experience with core systems teams or extensive independent project work preferred.
 * Interest in deeply technical work, such as compilers, is a plus.

Work experience

· Experience on a core systems, core transactions, or core infrastructure team at a prominent tech company

· Hard skills

· Backend engineering experience in Python (FastAPI, Postgres) or Java

Miscellaneous

· Exceptional mental sharpness: demonstrates quick, precise problem- solving ability

· Seniority

1+ years of experience as a backend engineer

Work experience

· 0 to 1 project ownership with demonstrated business impact

· Experience as a founding or early engineer taking a tech stack from inception through maturity

· Experience or interest in compilers, low- level core systems, or complex technical side projects

Education

· CS degree from U. S university (top- 30 CS program)

## Description

* Building the backend for a new concierge product - scraping, caching, and parsing real-world data (restaurants, events, shows) to match members' tastes end-to-end
 * Designing data models and APIs for a self-hosted party/event tool so members can reconnect and host within their communities
 * Setting up backend infrastructure for voice and video data collection to improve matching models
 * Improving internal automations and tooling (e.g., Stripe migrations, subscription/payment flows)
 * Making architecture and infrastructure decisions to keep the stack performant and intuitive as the product scales

Role Requirements

 * Backend Engineer needed to support increased frontend capabilities.
 * Responsibilities include backend development for party tools, data scraping, and internal automation improvements.