Senior Software Engineer (Onsite)

Albany, New York, United StatesSenior4+ years

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.

Who We're Looking For

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.

The ideal candidate:

Builds production-ready software with minimal oversight
Enjoys startup environments and high ownership
Mentors junior developers naturally
Thinks beyond individual tickets and considers overall system design
Uses AI tools daily to improve engineering productivity
Communicates well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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

Some Must-Haves

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