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  • Raydar
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Full-Time
  • 5 days ago
  • $180,000–$240,000
Raydar VERIFIED EMPLOYER

Backend Software Engineer.

Software Engineering & Dev Full-Time

Backend Software Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for an engineer who builds and maintains server-side software and cloud infrastructure for large, open-ended projects that must run reliably at scale.
  • The Person:The person will design and build backend services, test and release their work, keep production systems reliable by responding to incidents and monitoring alerts, expand job orchestration and cloud infrastructure, and coach junior engineers.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has 2 to 4 years of engineering experience, has run live services in production, and has solid grounding in server-side and cloud infrastructure work on AWS.

About the role

About the company

Our client is a software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead sizable, open-ended engineering efforts from early planning through launch, then keep those services dependable once live. The position blends hands-on construction, incident handling and, over time, guiding other engineers.

What you'll do

- Write design proposals, gather team feedback, then build, test and release the work.

- Drive large projects from start to finish, including building test environments that mirror external web applications.

- Keep production reliable by responding to incidents and monitoring alerts.

- Expand job orchestration and cloud infrastructure as workload grows.

- Coach junior engineers working in your area of the product.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 2 to 4 years of engineering experience.

- Has run live services in production from design through release, including after-hours incident duty.

- Works independently on sizable, open-ended efforts, moving them from initial scoping to launch.

- Solid grounding in server-side and cloud infrastructure work on AWS, spanning distributed architectures, workload scheduling and designing for scale.

- Prior experience at an infrastructure or developer tools company.

- An exceptional track record, such as rapid promotions or significant side projects.

Bonus points

- Experience with browser automation or LLM-based agents.

- Familiarity with AWS.

- Aspiration to eventually guide a product group and develop other developers.

- Degree in computer science from a highly ranked school is a plus, though candidates with an outstanding background may be considered without one.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Salary: USD 180,000 to 240,000

- Equity

Location and work model

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days in-office per week

- Full-time

Published October 31, 2026
Location San Francisco, CA
Job Type Full-Time