Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Raydar is a well-funded, AI-native fintech company rebuilding the software foundation for mortgage servicing. The Senior Software Engineer will own backend-heavy product and platform work from design through production, build scalable systems for mortgage transactions, and design reliable distributed infrastructure for complex regulatory requirements. The role also involves cross-functional collaboration on architecture, system design, and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Own backend-heavy product and platform work from design through production
• Build and scale systems supporting billions of dollars in mortgage transactions
• Design reliable distributed infrastructure for complex regulatory requirements
• Use modern AI coding tools while maintaining a high bar for human review and correctness
• Partner across product, infrastructure, and platform teams
• Contribute to architecture, system design, and engineering standards

Skills

• 3 to 10 years of backend-leaning software engineering experience
• Experience at a product-focused software company with clear ownership and progression
• Excellent data structures and algorithms fundamentals, including the ability to solve coding problems without AI assistance
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems
• Strong product judgment, communication, and comfort in a high-growth environment
• Daily proficiency with AI coding tools such as Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, or similar tools
• Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, or Google Cloud Platform experience is helpful

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3 to 10 years of backend-leaning software engineering experience
• Experience at a product-focused software company with clear ownership and progression
• Excellent data structures and algorithms fundamentals, including the ability to solve coding problems without AI assistance
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems
• Strong product judgment, communication, and comfort in a high-growth environment
• Daily proficiency with AI coding tools such as Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, or similar tools

Nice to Haves

• Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, or Google Cloud Platform experience is helpful

Benefits

• Visa sponsorship and transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers, may be supported.
• Competitive equity
• Comprehensive benefits
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Full-time remote work within the United States
• Optional office access in New York City and San Francisco
• Visa sponsorship and transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers, may be supported