Senior Backend Software Engineer

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take ownership of a significant portion of a backend engineering system, delivering user-facing functionality and tackling analytical problems with data. Also help refine the engineering practices that let a growing team release quickly.

What you'll do

- Build server-side features for a consumer application that advance key business goals.

- Work on data-focused problems such as pairing users and preventing fraud.

- Refine development workflows so the team can release faster, including testing tooling and deployment automation.

- Take on a steadily widening share of backend ownership over time.

- Carry projects through to completion with a high degree of independence.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Background at a fast-growing startup or at a company known for a high engineering standard.

- A history of taking customer-facing backend work from concept to launch and showing clear results for the business.

- Proficiency in Go, or a strong willingness and ability to get up to speed quickly.

- Initiative, drive and the ability to keep pace with a rapidly growing company.

Bonus points

- Exposure to systems driven by data, such as recommendations, fraud detection or user pairing.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

- Experience improving build and release pipelines or A/B testing infrastructure.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 400,000 per year

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Retirement plan

Location and work model

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time