Software Development Engineer
Meibel · Tysons, VA
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Jul 12, 2026
Tysons, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role at an AI platform company, focused on designing and maintaining server-side services, APIs, and data workflows. The work involves containerized deployments, database management, and cross-functional collaboration with ML and product teams. Suited to backend developers with at least three years of experience in Node.js, Go, or Python who are comfortable with cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
Mid level · 3+ years · Remote
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 28,300 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 17,000–42,400
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No work location is specified in the posting; the mention of 'flexible work environment with support for remote collaboration' suggests remote-friendly but no city or region is named, so CBSA and state are left blank.
The title 'Software Development Engineer' carries no seniority modifier; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3+ years requirement and scope (backend services on a product team) support a Mid-level classification.
Node.js, Go, and Python are presented as interchangeable ('proficiency in at least one'); Node.js is listed first and the others are captured as alternatives.
AWS, GCP, and Azure are presented as interchangeable cloud platforms ('like AWS, GCP, or Azure'); AWS is listed first with the others as alternatives.
PostgreSQL and MongoDB are presented as interchangeable ('PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or other SQL/NoSQL databases'); PostgreSQL is listed first with MongoDB as an alternative.
Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi) appear under the 'Bonus Points For' section and are marked as preferred accordingly.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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