Senior Software Engineer

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Midpage seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and operate data pipelines, web‑scraper reliability systems, and APIs that power a lawyer‑facing AI platform. The role is on‑site in New York City and focuses on Python/SQL‑centric backend work with optional full‑stack and ML exposure.

Role Snapshot

• Senior backend engineer
• Data pipeline specialist
• Web‑scraper reliability
• API & service exposure
• Python & SQL focus
• On‑site NYC

Must-Have Requirements

• Python
• SQL
• PostgreSQL
• ElasticSearch
• Playwright
• Google Cloud Platform
• Pinecone
• Prefect
• NeonDB
• backend development
• data pipeline construction
• web scraper reliability

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Full‑stack development
• Stats/ML/AI experience
• Infra/devops familiarity
• full‑stack development
• stats/ML/AI exposure

Work Setup

• Location: New York City, United States
• Work mode: ONSITE
• Relocation: relocation not available
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Work authorization: Visa sponsorship available
• Visa sponsorship: yes

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Travel requirement
• Security clearance

What You'll Likely Work On

• Build pipelines that enrich legal documents with metadata such as overrule relationships.
• Create and maintain systems that keep hundreds of web scrapers reliable and accurate.
• Optimize core utilities for citation extraction, resolution, and court hierarchy logic.
• Expose data services through REST APIs, MCPs, and websockets.
• Benchmark and evaluate core tasks using both human and synthetic data.
• Stand up end‑to‑end projects on preferred infrastructure, handling infra/devops basics.

Good Fit If You Have

• Full‑stack development experience is a bonus.
• Interest or experience in stats/ML/AI is advantageous.
• Comfortable with basic to intermediate infra/devops work.