Backend Software Engineer
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.
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.
- Relocation support
Location And Work Model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site
- Full-time
Compensation, As The Posting Describes It
- Equity
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