Backend Python Developer - FTE, No 3rd Party

Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid, 3 days)

Duration: Full-Time Employee, this role does not allow visa sponsorship.

Salary: $140-180K/year

Job summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior/Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in Python and modern backend frameworks. You will build scalable, secure and high-performance APIs and services that power data-driven solutions. The role supports mission-critical systems that use artificial intelligence, electronic health records and other complex, sensitive medical data to make it easier for people to obtain essential life insurance coverage.

Required skills: Degree or equivalent background in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Physics or a related discipline. Professional experience developing backend software with Python. Experience with API design tools and frameworks such as Swagger, OpenAPI and FastAPI.Other tech skills: Cloud computing and K8s or similar orchestration tools; Docker; relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy; and load testing, latency profiling and backend performance optimization. Please send resume ASAP.