Senior Backend Product Engineer - Remote, 1B API Scale

Radar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) match

HQ in NYC

Top-notch equipment

Catered lunches

Unlimited PTO

Health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Parental leave 12 weeks

Commuter benefits

Fitness benefits

Job summary

Radar is seeking Backend Product Engineers to extend the core platform. Our daily traffic is 1 Billion API calls per day, so you will operate at scale. This role can be in our NYC HQ or remote in the US.

You’ll work with Node.js, TypeScript, Rust, Python, and Scala on the API layer and the geospatial HorizonDB service, with MongoDB, Redis, Airflow, and AWS.

Join a team that talks to customers, ships features end‑to‑end, and powers massive scale with Kubernetes and Terraform.

Qualifications

• Strong backend experience with scalable systems.
• Comfort with multiple languages: Node.js/TypeScript, Rust, Python, Scala.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop features across backend API and pipelines.
• Handle high-throughput workloads powering 1B API calls daily.
• Engage with customers to translate feedback into improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on design and reliability.

Skills

Generalist engineer

Customer communication

Problem solving

Rapid learning

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

Rust

Python

Scala

MongoDB

Redis

Airflow

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

S3/Athena

HorizonDB

Job description

Radar is seeking Backend Product Engineers to extend the core platform. Our daily traffic is 1 Billion API calls per day, so you will operate at scale. This role can be in our NYC HQ or remote in the US.

You’ll work with Node.js, TypeScript, Rust, Python, and Scala on the API layer and the geospatial HorizonDB service, with MongoDB, Redis, Airflow, and AWS.

Join a team that talks to customers, ships features end‑to‑end, and powers massive scale with Kubernetes and Terraform.