Software Engineer, Developer API

Ramp

Software Engineer on Ramp's Dev API team, delivering reliable API solutions for thousands of businesses. Collaborate with engineering teams to innovate financial infrastructure.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $168,000 - $330,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PostgresPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and operate Ramp's multi-surface platform with a high bar for reliability, correctness, and developer experience across tens of thousands of businesses.
Serve thousands of builders and partners using our API, driving a large fraction of Ramp’s revenue, and deliver on a massive business opportunity to embed Ramp everywhere.
Build software factories -- autonomous tooling and agents that accelerate endpoint creation, enabling teams across Ramp to ship their own API surfaces.
Lead design and execution of complex backend projects end-to-end (architecture, implementation, rollout, monitoring) in Python, Temporal, and Postgres.
Own user experience and platform robustness end-to-end -- harden and evolve the API with an emphasis on quality, reliability, and sustainability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of backend engineering experience
Experience building APIs or developer-facing platforms
Strong instinct for developer experience -- you've felt the pain of bad docs, bad error messages, and bad onboarding
Strong ownership over delivering technical and business outcomes in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated hands-on, daily use of AI coding agents as the primary development driver.
Comfort with agentic workflows, orchestration layers, and AI tooling broadly

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible PTO
Unlimited AI token usage
Centralized home-office equipment ordering
Health and wellness stipend
Budget for intra-office travel
Weekly coffee stipend
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents
One Medical annual membership
401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp
Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay
Pet insurance
In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life
Life, AD&D, and disability coverage
Fertility drug coverage (up to $4,000 lifetime)
Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP)
Employee Assistance Program and virtual care through Lumino Health
Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite
Virtual GP and at-home care via eMed x Livi
Workplace pension through Penfold, with salary sacrifice option

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Hard Skills & Tools

Backend EngineeringAPI DevelopmentPython ProgrammingPostgres DatabaseTemporal Framework

Soft Skills

Strong OwnershipDeveloper Experience Focus