Senior Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a fast-growing software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as a senior backend-focused engineer who takes responsibility for how important platform components are built and kept dependable. The job blends hands-on technical leadership, working with AI-assisted coding tools, coaching teammates and close collaboration with product partners. What you'll do - Drive the architecture and build-out of significant platform features from concept through release. - Produce written design proposals for sizeable efforts and help weigh the business rationale for technical changes. - Plan systems so they stay fast, scalable and dependable as demand grows. - Evaluate how technical changes affect the business and coordinate with other groups to handle the effects. - Use AI coding assistants to produce code, then verify the results with the same care applied to a colleague's pull request. - Coach fellow engineers and contribute to the team's technical roadmap. - Work with product and other functions to keep engineering effort aligned with business needs. Requirements What we're looking for - Experience at a growth-stage technology company, ideally a larger later-stage business or a smaller one with strong enterprise adoption. - Track record of delivering production software with the help of AI coding tools. - Expert-level skill in Node.js and TypeScript. - Hands-on experience with distributed systems and message queues such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. - History of being the end-to-end technical owner for a significant product area or system. - Clear, product-minded communication. - Solid engineering fundamentals, sufficient to judge the quality and safety of machine-generated code. - Eligibility to work remotely from the US or Canada, with Pacific time zone overlap preferred. Bonus points - Experience in SaaS. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 190,000 to 225,000 per year - Equity - Health insurance - Flexible time off Location and work model - Remote (US or Canada) - Full-time