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