About the company
Our client is a fintech company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build and own backend and infrastructure systems for a small, fast-moving team, with wide latitude over technical choices and full accountability for the outcomes of those choices. The work spans product features and the platform underneath them.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain backend services and infrastructure that support product development.
- Connect software to external partner systems through APIs.
- Improve developer tooling, testing and continuous integration so releases ship quickly and safely.
- Develop data pipelines and warehouse infrastructure for financial data.
- Help keep sensitive customer data secure and compliant in a heavily regulated setting.
- Work on voice and conversational AI infrastructure for high-volume customer interaction.
- Address root causes of problems in systems rather than one-off fixes.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- At least 2 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Comfort building software with and for AI agents.
- Experience in at least one of: API integrations, developer tooling, voice AI infrastructure, data warehousing, or security, compliance and privacy engineering.
- A track record of shipping production changes safely and quickly.
- Willingness to take ownership of technical decisions and their consequences.
- Ability to work six days a week, in person.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 125,000 to 225,000 per year
- Health, dental and vision coverage
Location and work model
- New York City, New York, United States
- On-site
- 6 days per week in office
- Full-time
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