Senior Software Engineer Fast-growing software company $190k to $225k USD base a year

raydar; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Flexible time off

Job summary

raydar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead backend-focused initiatives, owning significant platform components and driving scalable systems. You will collaborate with product partners, apply AI-assisted coding tools, and mentor teammates to ensure dependable delivery while aligning engineering work with business goals.

The role emphasizes architecture leadership, writing design proposals, and maintaining high-quality code with practical safety considerations.

Qualifications

• Growth-stage tech company experience; preferably larger late-stage or enterprise-focused smaller company.
• Track record of delivering prod software with AI coding tools.
• Expert-level Node.js and TypeScript skills.
• Hands-on distributed systems and messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ).
• End-to-end technical owner of a significant product area or system.
• Clear, product-minded communication.
• Strong engineering fundamentals to assess machine-generated code quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and build-out of major platform features from concept to release.
• Write design proposals and weigh business rationale for technical changes.
• Plan scalable, fast, dependable systems as demand grows.
• Assess business impact of tech changes; coordinate with other teams.
• Utilize AI coding assistants to write code and verify results.
• Coach engineers and shape the team's technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with product and other functions to keep engineering aligned with business needs.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Product-minded communication

Engineering fundamentals

AI-assisted coding

End-to-end ownership

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AI coding tools

Job description

# Senior Software EngineerFast-growing software company* LocationUnited States* WorkRemote* TypeFull-time* Posted31 October 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. Act as a senior backend-focused engineer who takes responsibility for how important platform components are built and kept dependable. The job blends hands-on technical leadership, working with AI-assisted coding tools, coaching teammates and close collaboration with product partners.## What you'll do* **Drive the architecture** and build-out of significant platform features from concept through release.* Produce written design proposals for sizeable efforts and help weigh the business rationale for technical changes.* Plan systems so they stay fast, scalable and dependable as demand grows.* Evaluate how technical changes affect the business and coordinate with other groups to handle the effects.* **Use AI coding assistants to produce code**, then verify the results with the same care applied to a colleague's pull request.* Coach fellow engineers and contribute to the team's technical roadmap.* **Work with product** and other functions to keep engineering effort aligned with business needs.## What we're looking for* Experience at a growth-stage technology company, ideally a larger later-stage business or a smaller one with strong enterprise adoption.* Track record of delivering production software with the help of AI coding tools.* Expert-level skill in Node.js and TypeScript.* Hands-on experience with distributed systems and message queues such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.* History of being the end-to-end technical owner for a significant product area or system.* Clear, product-minded communication.* Solid engineering fundamentals, sufficient to judge the quality and safety of machine-generated code.* Eligibility to work remotely from the US or Canada, with Pacific time zone overlap preferred.## Bonus points* Experience in SaaS.## Benefits* Health insurance## Location and work model* Remote (US or Canada)* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* Equity* Flexible time offPay$190k to $225kUSD base a yearApply for this role