Raydar
Senior Backend Software Engineer
$225K–$320K
San Francisco, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related STEM field.
About the job
Leads backend engineering for AI platform components, delivering scalable enterprise systems from design through deployment while guiding engineers.
What you'll do
- Design and build backend services for AI systems, including isolation, routing, evaluation, and monitoring.
- Own end-to-end delivery of scalable systems, including dedicated on-premises deployments, and help enterprise customers overcome rollout obstacles.
- Provide hands-on leadership by shaping priorities and developing engineers.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in Python and TypeScript.
- Experience taking features from zero to one and building and shipping them end-to-end at a startup or large technology company.
- Hands-on experience with container orchestration and packaging tooling.
- Ability to lead engineers and manage people; bachelor's degree in computer science or a related STEM field.
Nice to have
- Professional or founder experience with AI agents, large language models, or agent infrastructure.
- Familiarity with LLM-based system design patterns, including isolation, telemetry, and testing; one or more years leading engineering teams as a tech lead or manager.
Pay
USD 225,000 to 320,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, TypeScript
AI focus
Builds backend components for AI systems, including isolation, routing, evaluation, and monitoring; AI agents, large language models, and agent infrastructure are preferred experience areas.
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