Staff Software Engineer

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New York / $200000 - $250000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$200000 - $250000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Staff Software Engineer

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Pay: $200k - $250k Base + Bonus & Equity


Overview

A fast-growing, venture-backed technology company operating in the global capital markets and legal intelligence space is building a next-generation document analysis platform. The company works at the intersection of large-scale financial data, complex legal documentation, and applied AI. This Staff Software Engineer role is backend-leaning and highly impactful, sitting at the core of the platform that delivers critical insights to end users.
You will play a key role in shaping backend architecture, APIs, and data pipelines that power a search-centric web experience used by sophisticated financial and legal professionals.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable backend services and APIs supporting a document analysis platform
  • Develop high-performance server-side systems and data processing pipelines
  • Define and evolve API contracts and contribute to core service architecture decisions
  • Build composable API primitives to accelerate delivery of new document insights
  • Integrate backend services with internal ML/AI systems and third-party tools
  • Optimise performance for data-intensive backend workflows
  • Contribute to frontend features as needed to deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Take ownership of engineering quality, maintainability, and scalability
  • Improve developer experience through CI/CD automation and production tooling

Must Have Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus
  • Proficiency in backend development using Node.js, Python, or Go
  • Strong experience designing and building RESTful APIs and backend services
  • Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases and data modelling
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, etc.)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)

CONTACT

Bekim Doçaj

Principal Recruitment Consultant

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