Senior Backend Software Engineer

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
175K-225K Annually
Senior level
Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Own backend engineering from problem definition through production for a platform handling sensitive financial data. Design backend architecture, build transaction, billing, and reimbursement automation, collaborate with product and operations teams, and improve engineering tooling and processes. The role requires shipping scalable, privacy-critical server-side systems with minimal oversight in a small, fast-moving team.
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About the company

Our client is a financial services company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own backend engineering work from problem definition through production, working alongside product and operations colleagues to shape the technical direction of a platform that handles sensitive financial data. The role suits an experienced engineer who moves quickly, makes sound design decisions and works without heavy layers of support.

What you'll do

- Take ambiguous initiatives, break them into workable pieces and carry them to production with minimal oversight.

- Make architecture and design decisions for the backend infrastructure.

- Partner with product and non-technical colleagues to define features and set direction.

- Build automation for transaction, billing and reimbursement workflows.

- Improve engineering tooling and processes as one of the first members of a small team.


Requirements

What we're looking for

- 6 to 12 years of experience in backend engineering.

- A track record of shipping production backend systems at companies operating at scale.

- Background in fintech or healthtech, such as payments, billing or claims systems.

- A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related engineering field, or an adjacent degree from a strong school.

- Skilled at building server-side applications in Node.js or an equivalent web framework.

- A history of delivering high-volume server-side software where data privacy and accuracy are critical, with relational database experience.

- Clear verbal and written communication with non-technical colleagues.

Bonus points

- Demonstrated interest in healthcare or fintech.

- Daily use of AI tooling in development work and comfort within an AI-first engineering culture.


Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 175,000 to 225,000 per year

- Equity

- Medical coverage

- Paid parental leave

- Flexible time off

Location and work model

- New York, NY, United States

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- Hybrid, 3 days in-office per week with flexible choice of days

- Full-time

Skills Required

  • 6 to 12 years of backend engineering experience
  • Track record of shipping production backend systems at companies operating at scale
  • Background in fintech or healthtech, including payments, billing, or claims systems
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, a related engineering field, or an adjacent degree from a strong school
  • Experience building server-side applications in Node.js or an equivalent web framework
  • Experience delivering high-volume server-side software where data privacy and accuracy are critical
  • Relational database experience
  • Clear verbal and written communication with non-technical colleagues
  • Demonstrated interest in healthcare or fintech
  • Daily use of AI tooling in development and comfort in an AI-first engineering culture
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The Company
28 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

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.

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