Senior Software Engineer (API/Python)

At Redflag, we develop software that can analyze every type of content used to communicate online (text, image, video, and audio) and has the capability to find any particular piece of content across the entire internet. In an ever expanding digital world, we strive to provide solutions that allow businesses and individuals to both protect their content and fully understand their online reputation so that it can be properly managed. Our products are utilized by enterprises and individuals across media, entertainment, sports, publishing, music, retail, finance, and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

• Create new APIs and services for new and existing products
• Contribute to development of web crawling and data processing services
• Refactor code base from time to time
• Perform performance optimizations and cost‑reducing practices

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Minimum 8+ years of full‑time hands‑on experience
• Strong CS background
• Background in refactoring large‑scale systems
• Strong experience with Selenium, Beautiful Soup and web crawling techniques
• Strong experience in Python for development of applications and APIs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven track record of launching and maintaining large‑scale web products
• Good foundational knowledge of OOP languages, operating systems, data structures, algorithms, and complexity trade‑offs
• Solid knowledge of SOLID, TDD principles
• Knowledge of Elastic Beanstalk and other AWS services
• Strong communications skills both written and verbal

Extra Points

• Experience with relational or columnar databases (e.g., AWS Redshift)

Promotional Potential

This position has potential to be promoted to Director or VP of Engineering for the right candidate.

Physical Demands

• Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach within hands and arm's length, stoop, kneel, and crouch, talk and hear
• Regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to use office equipment such as PC, printer, telephone, etc.
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Pay Range

Base salary range: $140-180k

Benefits

• Generously subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
• Company sponsored life insurance and long‑term disability
• 401(k) Pre‑Tax and Roth options, with company matching
• Flexible Time Off in addition to generous sick time and company holidays
• Parental Leave for both birthing and non‑birthing parents

EEO Statement

Redflag AI, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer