The role, as published
About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take ownership of a significant portion of a backend engineering system, delivering user-facing functionality and tackling analytical problems with data. Also help refine the engineering practices that let a growing team release quickly.
What you'll do
- Build server-side features for a consumer application that advance key business goals.
- Work on data-focused problems such as pairing users and preventing fraud.
- Refine development workflows so the team can release faster, including testing tooling and deployment automation.
- Take on a steadily widening share of backend ownership over time.
- Carry projects through to completion with a high degree of independence.
What we're looking for
- Background at a fast-growing startup or at a company known for a high engineering standard.
- A history of taking customer-facing backend work from concept to launch and showing clear results for the business.
- Proficiency in Go, or a strong willingness and ability to get up to speed quickly.
- Initiative, drive and the ability to keep pace with a rapidly growing company.
Bonus points
- Exposure to systems driven by data, such as recommendations, fraud detection or user pairing.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience improving build and release pipelines or A/B testing infrastructure.
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision coverage
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Compensation, as the posting describes it
- Equity
- Retirement plan