# Backend Software Engineer

> Raydar · New York, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-13

**Salary:** USD 150,000–215,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing financial technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and run data pipelines and cloud infrastructure for a small engineering team, taking a senior hands-on role that spans building, shipping and supporting production systems end to end. The position also involves working directly with early customers to shape what gets built.

What you'll do

\- Build pipelines that capture web data and turn it into dependable feeds for customers.

\- Design security-focused components that verify data integrity and protect confidential information during customer evaluation.

\- Help set up and evolve core cloud infrastructure and relational database architecture, including deployment.

\- Build language model features that improve communication between marketplace participants, using hosted model inference.

\- Partner with a small group of early customers to scope and deliver their first data feeds.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- Strong backend and data engineering experience in Python.

\- A track record of owning a production system from design through launch and ongoing support.

\- Product judgment, comfort speaking with customers, and the ability to scope unclear problems and ship with a very small team.

\- Genuine interest in complex infrastructure, shown through direct experience or a history of learning new domains quickly.

\- At least 2 years of relevant experience.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 215,000 per year

\- Health insurance

\- Commuter benefits

\- Tech equipment

Location and work model

\- New York City, NY, United States

\- On-site, in person, 5 days a week in the office

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/148D5ABE68/apply)

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