New York City, United States
Senior Software Engineer
Raydar · New York City · United States
- Salary
- $200,000–$240,000 per year
- Contract
- Full time
- Occupation
- Software Engineer
Posted: 10/12/2026 · Last checked: 10/28/2026
Job description
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About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as a senior engineer who takes projects from concept through release, working alongside product and other functions. Help set technical direction and strengthen the team's engineering practices through hands-on review and mentoring.
What you'll do
- Own the full lifecycle of new features and services, from planning through production release.
- Work with product and other partners to influence system architecture and long-term technical plans.
- Give constructive, detailed input on design proposals and pull requests to keep quality high.
- Talk with users directly to collect feedback and understand what they need.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Currently holds a Senior engineer title.
- At least 2 years of software engineering experience shipping production systems.
- Track record of guiding sizable, complex products to launch on a team with a demanding engineering standard.
- Well-rounded fundamentals across user interfaces, backend services and reusable infrastructure.
- Solid skills in analytical problem solving, designing data structures and building APIs.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including making complex topics understandable to non-technical colleagues.
- Product-minded, with interest in contributing to strategic decisions.
- Decisive, resourceful, ownership-driven approach with a strong work ethic and dependability.
- Current or recent experience at a high-growth startup with a strong engineering culture.
- Collaborative, humble and empathetic, with a drive to help colleagues grow.
- Authorized to work without visa support and able to work on-site in the role's location.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 240,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plan with company match
- Flexible spending account
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
Location and work model
- New York, NY or San Francisco, CA, United States
- Hybrid, in the office 4 days per week
- Full-time
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