Senior Backend Engineer, Python, API

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Senior Backend Engineer at Blueflame AI designing server-side functionality and developing APIs. Collaborates with engineering and product teams to ensure platform reliability and performance.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $141,000 - $248,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Python and extensive experience in building production REST APIs, with a strong focus on system design, architecture, and database management using MongoDB and Redis. Capable of optimizing platform performance and ensuring data integrity and security.

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Expert-Level PythonProduction REST API DevelopmentSystem Design and ArchitectureMongoDBRedis

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Hard Skills

Server-Side LogicData ProcessingDatabase OptimizationRESTful API DevelopmentSecurity Measures ImplementationBug FixingDocumentation MaintenanceDistributed Systems

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunication

Industry Keywords

Data IntegrityData SecurityTechnical DirectionPull Request Review

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsMongoDBPythonRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 trade-offs 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

What you’ll need

8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Expert-level Python
Extensive experience building production REST API's
Strong system design and architecture experience
Experience with distributed systems
MongoDB and Redis
Currently based in (or willing to relocate to) the NYC metro area
Able to work onsite in NYC three days per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Other employee benefits