# Backend Software Engineer

> Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-31

**Salary:** USD 150,000–250,000

**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. Engineer server-side software for a production product, taking projects from first idea to release within a flat team that has considerable autonomy. The work covers shipping new code quickly, improving existing systems and contributing to a newer product line as the group grows.

What you'll do

\- Take ownership of projects from idea to launch within a team that works without specialist hand-offs.

\- Create new server-side components and grow the systems supporting them as demand rises.

\- Help develop a newly planned product area as the group expands.

\- Collaborate in person each day with senior staff and executives, so changes reach users fast.

\- Improve peer code review, developer tooling and automated build and deploy pipelines, while keeping systems dependable and responsive.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- 3 to 10 years of experience as a backend, software or senior software engineer.

\- Experience at a fast-paced B2B software company, at a major cloud provider or at a large technology company.

\- Undergraduate degree in computer science or engineering from a leading university.

Bonus points

\- Hands-on familiarity with Python and relational databases.

\- Exposure to large language model applications.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year

\- Equity

\- Health coverage

\- Flexible time off

\- Professional development reimbursement

\- Team retreats

Location and work model

\- San Francisco, CA, United States

\- On-site

\- 5 days in-office per week

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/9E4DDB4403/apply)

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