Senior Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a healthcare technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join a small engineering team as one of its first hires and take ownership of product features from initial definition through release. The role is mostly hands-on coding, paired with real input into product direction and design decisions. What you'll do - Take features from early definition and design through backend build and release. - Build and expand core server-side systems from the ground up. - Work day to day with the technical lead to plan and deliver rapidly rising priorities. - Split time roughly evenly between writing code and shaping product direction, using AI tools to increase output. Requirements What we're looking for - 1 to 3 years of professional software engineering experience. - A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field. - Very strong backend engineering skills, with a record of owning systems end to end and shipping production code quickly. - Hands-on experience building product features powered by AI or large language models. - Comfort taking broad ownership of a product, including design, product decisions and customer conversations. Bonus points - Prior startup experience. - Experience building and growing personal projects or side products to meaningful revenue. - An undergraduate computer science or electrical engineering degree from a leading university. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 160,000 to 220,000 per year - Equity Location and work model - New York, NY, United States - On-site, 5 days in-office per week - Full-time