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 backend engineering for a latency-sensitive platform, with a focus on risk logic, consistent state handling and fast APIs. The role is hands-on and performance-minded, and sits within a close-knit team that works side by side in person. What you'll do - Build and maintain risk management services that cope with volatile conditions and use capital efficiently. - Design and implement state machines that support transaction processing, settlement and risk operations. - Develop services that keep data consistent across asynchronous processes using coordination and consensus techniques. - Ingest live data feeds and coordinate time-sensitive workflows across external systems. - Create high-performance REST and WebSocket APIs with very fast response times. Requirements What we're looking for - Production experience with Rust. - A genuine, demonstrable interest in trading or financial markets. - Comfort working with several database types, including relational, time-series and key-value. - A track record of shipping server-side software where speed and heavy load matter. - Hands-on experience with asynchronous programming. - Prior experience working at a startup. Bonus points - Self-directed projects outside of work in a systems programming language. - Background in latency-sensitive or trading software. - Experience in fintech, trading or blockchain. 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 - San Francisco, CA, United States - On-site, 5 days per week in office - Full-time