Backend Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a fast-growing financial technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the server-side engineering of a software platform, from core business logic and data pipelines to the APIs and live data feeds that users rely on. The role pairs hands-on engineering with input into product direction at an early stage. What you'll do - Build and maintain core transaction logic, ledger data ingestion pipelines, and external APIs and streaming services. - Design data schemas, state handling, failure recovery and consistency across off-chain and on-chain components. - Manage cloud infrastructure, messaging and data stores, including deployment automation, monitoring and on-call support. - Work directly with founders to shape product decisions and technical priorities. Requirements What we're looking for - 5 or more years of experience as a senior or staff-level engineer. - Hands-on experience running distributed systems in production, including diagnosing and resolving root causes under pressure. - Strong systems design skills for distributed architectures. - Solid computer science foundation in architecture, databases and scaling. - Strong written and spoken communication in English. - Senior-level title, or a clear path to promotion for candidates at the lower end of the experience range. Bonus points - Prior experience as a founder. - Proficiency in a performance-focused compiled language, with Rust being especially welcome. - Experience with Redis, Kafka, Postgres or AWS. - Background at a large technology company followed by startup experience. - Prior work on financial trading infrastructure, such as order routing or price feed systems. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 200,000 to 230,000 per year - Equity - Relocation support Location and work model - New York, NY, United States - Hybrid, 3 days per week in office - Full-time