# Senior Data Engineer > Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-06 **Salary:** USD 165,000–210,000 **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. Take ownership of a core data platform, from initial design through production operation. The work blends pipeline engineering, data modeling and hands-on collaboration with customer technical environments. The position is on-site and offers a route toward managing an engineering team as the company grows. What you'll do \- Build and strengthen data pipelines that handle live production workloads coming from older business systems. \- Convert bespoke customer setups into a reusable ingestion framework that supports many formats and integrations. \- Model and store pricing, demand and supplier information so it is dependable and simple to query. \- Put in place checks, validation and monitoring so the numbers shown to users can be relied upon. \- Develop the underlying infrastructure for AI agents and LLM-based data intake as they evolve. \- Study customer systems and datasets closely so each integration reflects how they truly operate. \- Contribute to product direction alongside the founding team. ## Requirements What we're looking for \- 3 to 5 years of backend or data engineering work with Python and TypeScript, plus strong SQL. \- A track record of deep ownership of systems, including running and improving them over at least a year in your latest position. \- Production experience delivering backend software, such as services or data infrastructure. \- Hands-on experience with large-scale data pipelines. \- A degree in a quantitative discipline such as computer science, mathematics, physics or engineering. \- Comfort working from the office five days a week. \- Authorization to work in the US, or current OPT or STEM OPT status. Bonus points \- Capacity to describe a system you designed and maintained, including failures and what you would do differently. \- Experience creating schemas and data models that teams and products depend on. \- Background integrating with legacy enterprise systems, EDI or .NET. \- Evidence of rapid growth, such as early promotion, side projects or open source contributions. \- Regular use of AI coding assistants with considered views on their value. \- Skill at explaining engineering trade-offs in plain terms to non-technical stakeholders. \- Notable achievement in a non-engineering pursuit, such as athletics, competitions or the arts. \- Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools, data infrastructure companies, or hardware, procurement or supply chain domains. ## Benefits Compensation and benefits \- Base salary: USD 165,000 to 210,000 per year \- Equity \- Health coverage \- Paid time off Location and work model \- San Francisco, CA, United States \- On-site, 5 days per week in office \- Full-time ## Apply [Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/D6F524469C/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)