Backend Software Engineer

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing financial technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and run data pipelines and cloud infrastructure for a small engineering team, taking a senior hands-on role that spans building, shipping and supporting production systems end to end. The position also involves working directly with early customers to shape what gets built.

What you'll do

• Build pipelines that capture web data and turn it into dependable feeds for customers.
• Design security-focused components that verify data integrity and protect confidential information during customer evaluation.
• Help set up and evolve core cloud infrastructure and relational database architecture, including deployment.
• Build language model features that improve communication between marketplace participants, using hosted model inference.
• Partner with a small group of early customers to scope and deliver their first data feeds.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Strong backend and data engineering experience in Python.
• A track record of owning a production system from design through launch and ongoing support.
• Product judgment, comfort speaking with customers, and the ability to scope unclear problems and ship with a very small team.
• Genuine interest in complex infrastructure, shown through direct experience or a history of learning new domains quickly.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 150,000 to 215,000 per year
• Health insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Tech equipment

Location and work model

• New York City, NY, United States
• On-site, in person, 5 days a week in the office
• Full-time