About this role
Job Summary:
Convo is looking for a Senior Software Engineer – Python with 6+ years of backend engineering experience to build scalable and secure backend services, Studio workflows, MCP servers, APIs, and multi-tenant platforms. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Python, FastAPI, microservices, REST APIs, cloud technologies, API security, authentication/authorization, and automated testing, with experience building reliable production-grade systems.
Technical mission
Build the Studio backend, outbound data contracts, MCP servers and secure monetization services for multi-tenant applications and partner access.
Key responsibilities
- Design and implement Python/FastAPI microservices for Studio and marketplace workflows.
- Expose versioned REST and MCP interfaces over approved data and agent capabilities.
- Implement outbound contracts for data products, events, cached views and partner integrations.
- Build token/usage metering, rate limits, quotas and auditable consumption records.
- Implement authentication, authorization, tenant isolation and secure partner/API access.
- Add automated contract, security, integration and operational tests with complete service telemetry.
Required technical capabilities
- Minimum experience: 6+ years in backend engineering, including 3+ years with cloud microservices, secure APIs or multi-tenant platforms.
- Advanced Python and production FastAPI service development.
- REST API design plus practical knowledge of MCP servers and structured tool interfaces.
- Cloud microservices, containerization and distributed-service reliability patterns.
- Multi-tenant security, identity integration and fine-grained authorization.
- API versioning, schema contracts, rate limiting and backward compatibility.
- Automated testing, observability and operational ownership of backend services.
Preferred experience
- Usage/token metering, billing events or API monetization platforms.
- Event streaming, data-product delivery and partner gateways.
- OAuth2/OIDC, service-to-service identity and policy enforcement.
Expected deliverables / acceptance evidence
- Production Studio backend services and documented APIs.
- MCP server implementations and outbound contract catalogue.
- Metering, quota and audit mechanisms with reconciliation tests.
- Security tests, dashboards, runbooks and contractor handover where applicable.
Primary interfaces
Works with Front-End Engineering, Pod 1 Agent Runtime, Pod 2 data products, Architecture Office and security/identity owners.
What We Have For You
- Great compensation package, medical benefit for you and your family, free lunch, annual performance-tied increments & performance recognition awards and a great lean and agile work culture!
- Convo endorses a culture of diversity in all aspects and aims to build a diverse team of amazing individuals!