ABOUT BELVA AI

At BELVA, we’re not just building technology—we’re redefining how people interact with it.
We believe technology should serve a higher purpose: making life better. Our mission is to liberate individuals from repetitive, manual tasks so they can focus on what truly matters. With ethical, privacy-first AI at our core, we empower people and organizations to work smarter and reclaim their time.
BELVA is a trailblazing AI company driven by curiosity, grit, and an unwavering commitment to progress. We value passion, attitude, and potential over pedigrees—because while skills can be learned, vision and leadership must come from within. If you’re eager to shape the future of AI and build tools that genuinely serve people, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role:
We’re seeking a hands-on, impact-driven Senior Software Engineer with deep Python expertise to join our fast-growing team. You’ll design and build the backend infrastructure powering our AI-centric platform, with a focus on real-time systems, microservices, and scalable data processing pipelines.
This is a senior-level role with technical ownership across multiple backend services and data flows. You’ll bring strong software engineering fundamentals, a bias for shipping, and a passion for building reliable systems that push the boundaries of AI integration. You’ll collaborate closely with product, frontend, and AI teams to shape the future of our platform.
NOTE: Must be a Citizen or Green Card Holder and live in the United States

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build scalable microservices, RESTful APIs, and WebSocket-based systems
• Manage and optimize NoSQL-backed data storage for performance and reliability
• Develop backend services for real-time communication, high-throughput ETL, and cross-service orchestration
• Implement monitoring, tracing, and alerting for production systems
• Champion code quality through TDD, CI/CD pipelines, and effective code reviews
• Collaborate with AI and frontend teams to deliver seamless, AI-powered features
• Ensure high standards of performance, security, and maintainability

Required Experience:

• 7+ years building production-grade backend systems in Python
• BS in Computer Science or related field (or 15+ years of overall software engineering experience)
• Strong experience with microservice-based architectures
• Built and deployed WebSocket and event-based communication layers
• Proficient in at least one NoSQL database
• Solid understanding of best practices in building scalable and performant data access layers (using ORMs and beyond)
• Experience with production monitoring and observability platforms
• Track record working in fast-paced startup environments
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools in the development lifecycle

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with MongoDB at scale
• Experience building GenAI / LLM-backed products
• Familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques
• Experience optimizing backends for high concurrency and data throughput
• Exposure to GraphQL or other modern API paradigms

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $125,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship ?

Work Location: Remot

• Design and build scalable microservices, RESTful APIs, and WebSocket-based systems
• Manage and optimize NoSQL-backed data storage for performance and reliability
• Develop backend services for real-time communication, high-throughput ETL, and cross-service orchestration
• Implement monitoring, tracing, and alerting for production systems
• Champion code quality through TDD, CI/CD pipelines, and effective code reviews
• Collaborate with AI and frontend teams to deliver seamless, AI-powered features
• Ensure high standards of performance, security, and maintainabilit