- Raydar
- San Francisco, CA
- Full-Time
- 34 days ago
- $165,000–$250,000 / year
Backend Software Engineer.
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Backend Software Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role suits a backend software engineer with production experience who wants to grow toward technical leadership in a financial technology company.
- The Person:The person will build and maintain backend infrastructure and data storage, design and deliver features, strengthen the codebase, and help hire teammates as the engineering team grows.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate brings backend development experience, strong Python and backend fundamentals, system design depth including PostgreSQL, and comfort with cloud environments and common API and container tooling.
About the role
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 and build core backend infrastructure for a software platform, shipping production code from the start. The work covers designing systems and delivering features end to end with minimal direction, alongside senior leadership. It also offers a path toward technical leadership and a hand in shaping the engineering team.
What you'll do
- Ship code to production early and take full responsibility for its quality.
- Build and own core infrastructure, data storage layers and system architecture.
- Write specs, design systems and deliver features end to end without heavy direction.
- Extend and harden the existing codebase so it keeps pace as usage and complexity increase.
- Collaborate directly with the founding team in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.
- Help hire teammates and contribute to engineering culture as the team expands.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 2 to 7 years of backend development experience, with exceptional recent graduates considered if they have a strong internship track record.
- Strong Python and backend fundamentals, with a record of shipping production-grade code quickly.
- Depth in system design, including PostgreSQL and ownership of scalable architecture.
- Comfort working in cloud environments with common API and container tooling.
- A high-agency mindset and a habit of taking extreme ownership.
- A history of solving hard problems independently.
- Interpersonal skills and a desire to grow into a team lead position.
- Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
Bonus points
- Prior experience as a CTO or founding engineer.
- Strong competitive programming or research achievements.
- Background at a high-caliber quantitative trading or financial firm.
- Experience building software in regulated industries or financial services.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 165,000 to 250,000 per year
- Equity
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site
- Full-time