Senior Backend Software Engineer
- Pay
- $175,000 – $225,000 per year
- Location
- New York, NY
- Listed
- Today
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.
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.
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
About the company
Our client is a financial services company.
From Raydar's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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