Senior Software Engineer (Onsite)

Jahnel Group•Albany, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Jahnel Group's mission is to provide the absolute best environment for software creators to pursue their passion by connecting them with great clients doing meaningful work. This is a full-time position with one of our closest startup clients building an innovative platform focused on economic development, investment intelligence, and AI-driven analytics. We're looking for a highly motivated Mid-Level to Senior Software Engineer who enjoys building products from the ground up and wants meaningful ownership over both the technology and the product. This is an opportunity to join an early-stage engineering team where you'll work directly with the founder, help mentor junior developers, influence technical direction, and build software that has the potential to impact how governments, investors, and businesses make investment decisions. The ideal candidate is comfortable moving quickly, thrives with ambiguity, embraces AI-assisted development, and enjoys collaborating closely with product leadership.

Requirements

4+ years (Mid-Level) or 7+ years (Senior) professional software engineering experience
Strong experience building production web applications
Experience with Python and modern backend development
Strong React and TypeScript experience
Experience designing RESTful APIs
Experience working with PostgreSQL
Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS
Comfortable working in startup environments
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience using AI coding tools such as Claude, Cursor, or similar as part of daily development
Python (FastAPI)
React
TypeScript
AWS Lambda
PostgreSQL / Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
SQLAlchemy
Amazon Cognito
REST APIs
Git / GitHub
Cloud-native application development
Modern AI-assisted development workflows

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI agentic development workflows
Experience building analytics or dashboard-heavy applications
Experience integrating public APIs and large datasets
Startup experience
Experience mentoring junior engineers
Exposure to data science or analytics platforms
Infrastructure and DevOps experience on AWS
Interest in economic development, fintech, or investment platforms

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain full stack web applications
Develop scalable backend APIs and services
Build modern React-based user experiences
Collaborate directly with the founder to shape product direction
Mentor junior engineers and help establish engineering best practices
Build integrations with public and third-party data sources
Develop analytics dashboards and reporting experiences
Participate in architectural decisions as the platform evolves
Leverage AI-assisted development workflows throughout the software development lifecycle
Help scale the engineering organization as the company grows