# Backend Software Engineer

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

**Salary:** USD 180,000–240,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

About the company

Our client is a software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead sizable, open-ended engineering efforts from early planning through launch, then keep those services dependable once live. The position blends hands-on construction, incident handling and, over time, guiding other engineers.

What you'll do

\- Write design proposals, gather team feedback, then build, test and release the work.

\- Drive large projects from start to finish, including building test environments that mirror external web applications.

\- Keep production reliable by responding to incidents and monitoring alerts.

\- Expand job orchestration and cloud infrastructure as workload grows.

\- Coach junior engineers working in your area of the product.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- 2 to 4 years of engineering experience.

\- Has run live services in production from design through release, including after-hours incident duty.

\- Works independently on sizable, open-ended efforts, moving them from initial scoping to launch.

\- Solid grounding in server-side and cloud infrastructure work on AWS, spanning distributed architectures, workload scheduling and designing for scale.

\- Prior experience at an infrastructure or developer tools company.

\- An exceptional track record, such as rapid promotions or significant side projects.

Bonus points

\- Experience with browser automation or LLM-based agents.

\- Familiarity with AWS.

\- Aspiration to eventually guide a product group and develop other developers.

\- Degree in computer science from a highly ranked school is a plus, though candidates with an outstanding background may be considered without one.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Salary: USD 180,000 to 240,000

\- Equity

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/D6E555B16E/apply)

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