About the company
Our client is a fast-growing cybersecurity company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and build scalable backend systems that process large volumes of data in real time. The role suits an engineer with at least 2 years of experience who can own significant parts of the infrastructure from the start.
What you'll do
- Design and build real-time data processing systems and the services that act on their output.
- Plan backend architecture that can absorb rapid growth in load over the coming months.
- Move machine learning and AI components into production systems.
- Set engineering standards and raise technical quality across the team.
- Work closely with company founders to evolve the core platform.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- At least 2 years of experience in backend or distributed systems engineering.
- A track record of delivering demanding back-end work that handles heavy throughput, including streaming pipelines, data stores and parallel processing, from initial design through launch.
- A background at a startup where you carried wide responsibility for outcomes.
- A working knowledge of how distributed architectures behave and how database capacity is planned.
- Undergraduate computer science degree from a top-20 US university program.
- Self-directed, able to scope, design and ship work without waiting for direction.
Bonus points
- Quant or trading background, or experience at high-growth early-stage startups.
- Proficiency in a performance-oriented programming language.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Salary: $190K - $275K
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plan
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days in-office per week
- Full-time
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of backend or distributed systems engineering experience
- Experience delivering high-throughput backend systems, including streaming pipelines, data stores, and parallel processing, from design through launch
- Startup experience with broad responsibility for outcomes
- Working knowledge of distributed architectures and database capacity planning
- Undergraduate computer science degree from a top-20 US university program
- Ability to independently scope, design, and ship work
- Quant or trading background
- Experience at high-growth early-stage startups
- Proficiency in a performance-oriented programming language
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
