About the company
Our client is a financial software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build backend-heavy services and AI agents for a software product, owning one functional area end to end and possibly leading a small group of engineers. The work spans model pipelines, infrastructure, backend services and user-facing features, with a strong focus on reliability and auditability. A background in backend or infrastructure engineering and prior experience shipping AI agents are central to the role.
What you'll do
- Own one functional area end to end, working with a small group of two to three engineers and possibly leading them.
- Build and run AI agents across the model pipeline, infrastructure, backend and user interface.
- Create verification, guardrails, monitoring and evaluation for non-deterministic AI systems so that users and reviewers can rely on them.
- Design the data context agents work from, and ingest, normalize and reconcile data from many third-party business systems.
- Build long-running, fault-tolerant workflows and idempotent, auditable writes to external systems of record.
- Spend time with end users to learn their processes before building the system that replaces the manual work.
- Contribute to full-stack work when the problem calls for it.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- At least 5 years of experience, mostly in backend or infrastructure engineering.
- Experience building and shipping AI agents in any domain.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related engineering field from a leading university; strong alternatives are considered for other degrees paired with comparable experience at a top technology company.
- Experience building demanding backend systems such as distributed pipelines, ledger or transactional systems, integration platforms or workflow engines.
- Authorized to work in the US and able to work on-site five days a week.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 190,000 to 260,000 per year
Location and work model
- New York City, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days a week
- Full-time
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of experience, primarily in backend or infrastructure engineering
- Experience building and shipping AI agents in any domain
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related engineering field from a leading university, or comparable experience with another degree at a top technology company
- Experience building demanding backend systems such as distributed pipelines, ledger or transactional systems, integration platforms, or workflow engines
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Able to work on-site five days per week in New York City
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.
