Senior Backend Engineer

About Lev

Lev is transforming the $600B commercial real estate financing space. We have built a platform that uses AI to match brokers and borrowers with the best‑fit lenders for their deals, and automate the most time‑consuming parts of the financing process. We are the first company to tackle this problem at scale, which is why top‑tier VCs and a who’s who of financial companies have invested more than $100M to help us grab this massive opportunity.

We are looking for a passionate problem solver to join our engineering team. In this role, you’ll wear many hats and be responsible for multiple projects, including our proprietary digital financing platform. You’ll also work directly with our CTO, constantly discussing, architecting, developing new features/products, and ensuring they are delivered on time while functioning properly.

Our current stack consists of:
Python, Flask, Graph

QL, and Postgres on the backend and React.js on the front end. We also have some services written in Python with FastAPI, such as our AI Service and our Email Service.

• Write beautiful Python code focused on scalability, testability, and maintainability.
• Maintain and improve our core Flask API as well as our AI Service and other microservices written in FastAPI.
• Architect, design, and implement a plethora of features/products we have in the pipeline.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, marketing, and engineering teams on building features and functionality.
• Perform code reviews with your teammates.
• Discuss, implement, and document subjects such as engineering processes, best practices, code quality, testing, continuous integration/deployment, and more.
• Foster a culture of excellence, velocity, and collaboration.
• Recruit, interview, and help improve our interview processes.

• Have a B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent with 5+ years of experience.
• Have demonstrable experience building Python APIs in Flask or FastAPI.
• A desire to work in a fast‑paced environment, hone your skills, and grow professionally.
• A willingness to take business ideas from the whiteboard to production deployment.

• Experience with LLMs and building agentic AI applications.
• Experience with Graph
  
  QL.
• Experience with projects handling complex workflows.
• Worked in a high‑growth company.

• This is an office‑based role in NYC (4 days in office).
• Unlimited PTO.
• Excellent health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous stock incentive plan.
• Daily Door Dash credit for lunch and plenty of in‑office snacks.
• Subsidized access to Gympass for health and wellness.

Lev is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Here, each and every employee is recognized for their unique experiences, skills and perspectives. We view these dynamic qualities as an asset to solving some of the most complex business problems within commercial real estate. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.