# Backend Software Engineer

> Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-30

**Salary:** USD 201,000–240,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own backend services for a software platform, working across data flows, APIs and background processing. You will partner with senior engineers and take on real features from the start with growing independence.

What you'll do

\- Take backend features from design to release, including data handling, service interfaces and asynchronous jobs.

\- Build dependable processing pipelines that cope with messy, unpredictable inputs.

\- Apply sound security practices such as restricted access, customer data separation and audit trails.

\- Weigh long-term design against fast delivery, making sensible technical debt decisions with input from senior colleagues.

\- Collaborate with backend, product and infrastructure peers to convert loosely defined requests into clear technical plans.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- Roughly 1 to 3 years building and releasing backend software in production, or a standout recent graduate with a strong project portfolio.

\- Strong grounding in services, APIs, data modeling and infrastructure that prioritizes reliability, monitoring and performance.

\- Hands-on experience delivering a substantial project, professional or personal, and an appreciation of what it takes to move from prototype to dependable system.

\- Comfort with a high-ownership setting where you drive work forward with growing autonomy.

\- Ability to work in the office 4 days per week.

\- Willingness to help across the stack while staying backend-focused.

Bonus points

\- Experience running and evaluating complex automated pipelines in production.

\- Prior work alongside full-stack teams.

\- Awareness of enterprise-level security expectations.

\- Habit of using modern tooling throughout the development process to work faster without losing quality.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 201,000 to 240,000 per year

\- Equity

\- Health, dental and vision coverage

\- Paid parental leave

\- Retirement plan

\- Relocation support

Location and work model

\- San Francisco, California, United States

\- On-site, 4 days per week in office

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/943D7BFDEF/apply)

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