Senior 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. Build and own partner-facing application programming interfaces and the backend services behind them, working across a Python web application and its front end. Tune database performance and backend systems so new partners can be onboarded quickly. Take features from design through delivery with a high degree of independence. What you'll do - Design and build partner-facing interfaces covering transactions, reconciliation and product catalog data. - Tune database queries and backend performance in a Python web application to support fast partner onboarding. - Build and improve a partner-facing dashboard, using your own interfaces as its first client. - Work with product and commercial teams to extend interfaces as new partner categories launch. - Use AI coding assistants to speed up delivery and ship at a rapid pace. Requirements What we're looking for - Proven track record shipping server-side code in a Python web framework. - Strong backend-leaning full-stack software engineering experience. - Hands-on experience instrumenting metrics and tuning performance using data. - Skill in shaping service interfaces and improving how data is stored and queried. - High rate of personal growth and senior-level impact. - Comfortable working with autonomy in ambiguous settings without a highly structured roadmap. - Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field. Bonus points - Experience delivering partner-facing features and integrations end to end. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Salary: $175K to $225K - Equity - Health, dental and vision coverage - Health savings account contributions - Retirement plan - Flexible time off Location and work model - Remote (US) - Full-time