Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Platform, Equity (SF)

raydar; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Raydar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build backend modules for a scalable software platform in San Francisco, with ownership from scoping to production support.

You will work with engineering and customer-facing colleagues to turn bespoke solutions into reusable products and to develop and operate AI-driven workflows. The role emphasizes reliability, security, and on-call readiness in a fast-paced, in-person team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in backend or systems engineering, 6–7 preferred
• Experience running reliable, scalable production systems
• Hands-on with LLM/agent-based features in production

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend platform modules supporting scale
• Own a product area through full lifecycle with reliability and security
• Develop and operate AI agents in production with testing and monitoring
• Lead infrastructure initiatives and internal tooling for non-technical users
• Shape data structures and integrations with third-party systems

Skills

Backend development

Production systems

AI tooling experience

Independent worker

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Python

TypeScript

Job description

Raydar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build backend modules for a scalable software platform in San Francisco, with ownership from scoping to production support.

You will work with engineering and customer-facing colleagues to turn bespoke solutions into reusable products and to develop and operate AI-driven workflows. The role emphasizes reliability, security, and on-call readiness in a fast-paced, in-person team.