Backend Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a financial technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own server-side engineering for a latency-sensitive platform, covering risk logic, distributed state handling, live data processing and the interfaces that front-end clients depend on. You will work closely with colleagues in a fully in-person setting. What you'll do - Build and maintain risk management services that help control exposure when conditions are volatile. - Design and implement state machines behind core transaction, settlement and risk workflows. - Develop services that keep data consistent across concurrent asynchronous processes using coordination and consensus techniques. - Ingest live data feeds and orchestrate time-sensitive actions across multiple external systems. - Create fast, dependable request-response and streaming interfaces for client applications. Requirements What we're looking for - A genuine, demonstrable interest in trading or financial markets. - Production experience with Rust. - A track record shipping server-side software for demanding, low-delay workloads, with hands-on systems-level depth beyond data pipeline work. - Solid grounding in asynchronous programming. - Working knowledge of several database types, including relational, time-series and key-value stores. - Prior experience at a startup. - Personal side projects, ideally in Rust or C, that can be reviewed on a public code profile. Bonus points - Background at a fintech, crypto or high-frequency trading firm. - Low-latency or trading-systems experience. - Experience at a venture-backed startup. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 185,000 to 300,000 per year - Equity - Medical, dental and HSA coverage - Retirement plan with employer match Location and work model - New York, NY, United States - On-site, 5 days per week in office - Full-time