Senior Software Engineer
Summary
Senior backend engineer at a well-funded Series B startup in New York, building production APIs and third-party integrations with occasional frontend work in a small collaborative team. Preferred stack includes TypeScript, NestJS, React, Postgres, Prisma, AWS, Docker, Vercel; LLM/RAG experience a plus.
Ponderosa is currently working with a well-funded Series B company.
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This is a hands-on role focused primarily on backend systems, APIs, and integrations, with occasional frontend work. You’ll be joining a small, highly collaborative team at an inflection point as the company gains momentum and prepares for its next phase of growth.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong backend engineer with experience building and owning production APIs
- Hands-on experience integrating third-party APIs and external systems
- Comfortable owning features end-to-end in a small, early-stage team
- Familiarity with modern backend languages and frameworks (Node/TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.)
- Willingness to contribute to frontend work when needed (not a frontend-heavy role)
- Enjoys in-person collaboration xavwley and early-stage startup environments
Our Stack (Nice to Have, Not Required)
- TypeScript,, React
- NestJS, Postgres, Prisma
- AWS, Docker, Vercel
- LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, etc all huge bonus!
