Software Engineer, Developer API

Ramp

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: New York City, NY
Salary: $168,000–$330,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 120 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $249k

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This role pays more than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $125,000–$197,487 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $249k versus about $161k for comparable roles.

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About Ramp

Ramp is a corporate spend management platform providing corporate cards, expense management, and accounts payable automation tools to help businesses control spending and operate more efficiently. Industry: Financial Technology & Corporate Spend Management

Ramp currently has 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $189,000–$325,000 across 21 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Developer API

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Software Engineer, Developer API joins the Dev API team to build programmatic surfaces for developers and AI agents to interact with financial infrastructure. You will build and operate a multi-surface platform with a focus on reliability, correctness, and developer experience. Key responsibilities include leading the design and execution of complex backend projects, building software factories using autonomous tooling and agents to accelerate endpoint creation, and hardening the API for sustainability. You will utilize Python, Temporal, and Postgres to deliver these solutions. The role requires expertise in building APIs or developer-facing platforms, a strong instinct for developer experience, and experience with agentic workflows and AI coding agents. This position solves the technical challenge of enabling seamless software interaction with high-stakes, data-dense financial transaction flows.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $216000 from 270 postings across 57 companies.

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Skills

Python Temporal API AI Agents Agentic Workflows Backend Engineering Orchestration Layers Software Factories Monitoring

What you'll do

Build and operate a multi-surface platform with a focus on reliability and developer experience.
Lead the design and execution of complex backend projects using Python, Temporal, and Postgres.
Develop software factories and autonomous tooling to accelerate endpoint creation for other teams.
Own the end-to-end user experience and platform robustness for the Dev API.
Harden and evolve the API to ensure high quality, reliability, and sustainability.
Drive the growth of the API to support thousands of builders and partners.

What we're looking for

5+ years of backend engineering experience.
Experience building APIs or developer-facing platforms.
Strong instinct for developer experience, including documentation and onboarding.
Strong ownership over delivering technical and business outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated hands-on, daily use of AI coding agents as the primary development driver.
Comfort with agentic workflows, orchestration layers, and AI tooling broadly.
Ability to lead design and execution of complex backend projects in Python, Temporal, and Postgres.

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