New York City, United States
Backend Software Engineer
Raydar · New York City · United States
- Salary
- $180,000–$230,000 per year
- Contract
- Full time
- Occupation
- Software Engineer
Posted: 10/1/2026 · Last checked: 10/28/2026
Job description
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About the company
Our client is a financial technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the design, build and production delivery of backend services for a payments platform. Work closely with senior leadership and product on architecture choices, and contribute across the full stack as priorities require.
What you'll do
- Build and run backend server applications and components from initial design through production.
- Contribute to architecture decisions across APIs, backend services and infrastructure, and help set engineering standards.
- Work directly with leadership, product and fellow engineers in whiteboarding sessions and technical discussions.
- Improve real-time monitoring and alerting so the team can understand usage and iterate on the product.
- Take on varied projects across the platform rather than staying within a single product area.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- About 2 years or more of backend or full stack engineering experience.
- Background at a reputable, growing technology company, ideally an early-stage startup.
- Track record of owning and building scalable backend systems end to end.
- Experience in fintech or payments infrastructure.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
- Production experience with containers and container orchestration.
- Proficiency in Go or Node.js.
- Experience with infrastructure as code and cloud infrastructure.
- Clear communicator with strong technical convictions who is comfortable debating ideas in a fast-moving environment.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 230,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, New York, United States
- On-site, 4 days per week in office
- Full-time
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