Backend Software Engineer
Raydar
Backend Software Engineer
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-11
Salary: USD 200,000–230,000
Workplace: hybrid
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. Own the server-side engineering of a software platform, from core business logic and data pipelines to the APIs and live data feeds that users rely on. The role pairs hands-on engineering with input into product direction at an early stage.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain core transaction logic, ledger data ingestion pipelines, and external APIs and streaming services.
- Design data schemas, state handling, failure recovery and consistency across off-chain and on-chain components.
- Manage cloud infrastructure, messaging and data stores, including deployment automation, monitoring and on-call support.
- Work directly with founders to shape product decisions and technical priorities.
What we're looking for
- 5 or more years of experience as a senior or staff-level engineer.
- Hands-on experience running distributed systems in production, including diagnosing and resolving root causes under pressure.
- Strong systems design skills for distributed architectures.
- Solid computer science foundation in architecture, databases and scaling.
- Strong written and spoken communication in English.
- Senior-level title, or a clear path to promotion for candidates at the lower end of the experience range.
Bonus points
- Prior experience as a founder.
- Proficiency in a performance-focused compiled language, with Rust being especially welcome.
- Experience with Redis, Kafka, Postgres or AWS.
- Background at a large technology company followed by startup experience.
- Prior work on financial trading infrastructure, such as order routing or price feed systems.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 230,000 per year
- Equity
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- Hybrid, 3 days per week in office
- Full-time
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Raydar is an AI-powered talent acquisition firm that serves tech-focused organizations on a contingency basis, charging client companies only after a successful hire. It uses proprietary AI to identify a large pool of candidates and conducts a short 15-minute AI-driven interview (recorded and transcribed) before human recruiters review materials, provide interview prep, and assist with offers and negotiations. What sets it apart is the blend of automated sourcing and screening with hands-on human oversight and tailored client support. Its goal is to help organizations hire more efficiently by speeding up sourcing while maintaining thorough evaluation and negotiation assistance.
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