Senior Software Engineer, API Platform

Nayya

Senior Software Engineer responsible for designing and building APIs for Nayya's product offerings. Collaborating with teams to improve infrastructure for agent-native platforms.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in API Design, Backend Services, and Distributed Systems, with a strong focus on operational quality and observability. Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead cross-team projects while ensuring HIPAA compliance.

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API DesignBackend Services DevelopmentDistributed SystemsPython / Go / Node / Typescript / Ruby on RailsHIPAA Compliance

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Hard Skills

API DesignBackend Services DevelopmentDistributed SystemsPythonGoNodeTypescriptRuby on RailsObservabilityIncident Response

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationMentoringCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSRESTGraphQLGRPC

Industry Keywords

API StandardsVersioningAuthenticationRate LimitingAction Auditing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsGoGraphQLGRPCNode.jsPythonRubyRuby on RailsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate the APIs and services that power Nayya's products, partner integrations, and AI agents
Make our platform genuinely great for agents to consume, clear schemas, predictable behavior, strong guardrails, idempotency, and the observability needed to debug non-deterministic callers
Define Nayya's agent-facing infrastructure: tool definitions, MCP-style protocols, agent authentication and authorization, action auditing, and safety controls
Own services end-to-end, from architecture through deployment, monitoring, and on-call
Improve the developer experience for internal teams, external partners, and the AI engineers building on top of the platform
Set technical direction for the API Platform: API standards, versioning, authentication, rate limiting, and observability
Mentor engineers across the company, raise the bar on design reviews, and help shape engineering culture
Partner closely with security and infrastructure to keep us fast, reliable, and HIPAA-compliant

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time building backend services and public or partner-facing APIs
Deep expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL, or gRPC), distributed systems, and the tradeoffs that come with both
Strong production experience with any of Python / Go / Node / Typescript / Ruby on Rails on AWS.
A point of view on what makes an API or tool good (or bad) for an AI agent to use, and the instincts to design for that from day one
Track record of leading projects that span multiple teams, and mentoring the engineers around you
Comfortable owning operational quality observability, on-call, incident response, and continuous improvement
Excellent written and verbal communication; you can explain a technical decision to engineers, PMs, and partners equally well.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
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