Senior Software Engineer Software company New York $170k to $240k USD base a year Posted yesterday

# Senior Software EngineerSoftware company* LocationNew York* TypeFull-time* Posted14 October 2026Apply for this roleTalk to us firstYou apply on Workable, where Raydar manages applications.The role, as published## About the companyOur client is a software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join a small, senior engineering group as a generalist focused on backend and data work. You will build data processing pipelines, keep large-scale data collection dependable, and expose core services to other systems, working as an individual contributor.## What you'll do* **Build pipelines that enrich** documents with derived metadata and relationships between records.* **Create systems that keep** a large fleet of web scrapers reliable and accurate.* Optimize and evaluate core utilities for parsing and resolving references in text.* Expose core data services through APIs and other programmatic interfaces.* Benchmark and evaluate key tasks using both human and synthetic methods.* Stand up projects end-to-end on your preferred infrastructure, favoring simple solutions to complex problems.## What we're looking for* Strong engineering fundamentals, with ownership valued over loyalty to any one stack.* At least 2 years of hands-on engineering in a small, fast-moving company, or several years in an organization with a demanding engineering culture.* Willingness to work in a pure individual contributor role.* Demonstrated interest or experience with statistics, machine learning or AI.* Fluency with modern AI tooling and a practical, balanced view of it.* A track record of taking real responsibility for outcomes, such as launching new work from scratch or joining a company at an early stage.* Technical generalist breadth across the backend and comfort working with data pipelines.## Bonus points* Proficiency in Python and SQL.* Basic to intermediate infrastructure and devops experience.* Full-stack experience.* Side projects, an active GitHub or work examples that stand out.## Benefits* Health, dental and vision coverage## Location and work model* New York, New York, United States* On-site* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* Equity* Retirement planPay$170k to $240kUSD base a year #J-18808-Ljbffr