Backend Software Engineer Fast-growing software company New York $170k to $220k USD base a year Posted today

Raydar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals provided at the office

Job summary

Raydar is seeking a Backend Software Engineer in New York City to build backend services and AI agents for finance workflows, owning a small module from design through production and working closely with the teams that run the process today. You will shape prompts, tools, evaluation suites and safety controls that govern agent behavior.

The role requires 1–4 years of backend experience, production AI agents, a bachelor’s degree in CS, and on-site work five days a week.

Qualifications

• Backend development experience and production-grade services.
• Experience building AI agents in production.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services powering AI agents.
• Shape prompts, tools, evaluation suites and safety controls.
• Collaborate with accounting professionals to automate workflows.
• Contribute to front-end when needed.

Skills

Backend development

AI agents in production

Prompt engineering

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

# Backend Software EngineerFast-growing software company* LocationNew York* TypeFull-time* Posted7 November 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a fast-growing software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build backend services and AI agents for finance workflows, owning a small module of the product from design through production and working closely with the people who run the process today.## What you'll do* **Develop and maintain backend** services that power AI agents in a finance product.* **Shape the prompts**, tools, evaluation suites and safety controls that govern agent behavior.* Spend time with accounting professionals to understand their workflows before automating them.* Contribute to front-end work when a problem requires it.## What we're looking for* One to four years of backend engineering experience.* Experience building **and putting AI agents into production**.* A bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related engineering discipline.* Willingness to work on-site in New York City five days a week.## Location and work model* New York City, New York, United States* On-site* 5 days per week in office* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* Meals provided at the officePay$170k to $220kUSD base a year