Mid-Level Software Engineer

Raydar

$140K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2 to 5 years of backend software engineering experience with a focus on Python.
  • Experience in building and maintaining production-level data pipelines and integrations.
  • Hands-on knowledge of API integrations at scale and workflow orchestration tools.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a reputable institution.
  • Eager to take ownership of production maintenance and grow within an early-stage team.
  • Must be able to work in the Midtown Manhattan office three days a week.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain API integrations with a focus on reliability and performance.
  • Implement and operate data workflows using modern orchestration tools.
  • Investigate and resolve production issues to enhance pipeline resilience.
  • Deliver backend projects from inception through to monitoring and support.
  • Collaborate with senior engineers to transform customer insights into product features.

Benefits

  • Competitive equity compensation package.
  • Provided benefits for full-time employment.
  • Hybrid work environment, requiring three days in the Manhattan office.
Full Job Description
The role

We are hiring a Mid-Level Software Engineer with 2 to 5 years of backend engineering experience to build and maintain production integrations and data pipelines. This is a hands-on Python role for someone who enjoys operating reliable systems, owning well-scoped projects, and growing into broader design responsibilities.

What you'll do
• Build and maintain API integrations, including authentication, pagination, rate limiting, retries, idempotency, asynchronous processing, and error handling.
• Implement and operate data workflows using tools such as Prefect, Dagster, AWS Step Functions, or Airflow.
• Investigate production issues, improve pipeline resilience, and reduce recurring incidents.
• Deliver backend projects from requirements through implementation, testing, rollout, and monitoring.
• Partner with senior and forward deployed engineers to turn customer insights into reliable product capabilities.

Requirements

What we're looking for
• 2 to 5 years of backend software engineering experience and strong Python proficiency.
• Experience building and maintaining production data or integration pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with API integrations at scale and workflow orchestration tools.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a reputable university.
• A willingness to own day-to-day production maintenance, learn quickly, and grow with an early-stage team.
• Ability to work from the Midtown Manhattan office three days per week.

Bonus points
• Experience at an early-stage B2B SaaS startup.
• Hands-on AWS experience, including Lambda, Step Functions, ECS, SQS, or CDK.
• Experience with AI tools, agentic workflows, or LLM integrations.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits
• Base salary of $140K to $160K.
• Competitive equity.
• Full-time position.

Location and work model
• Hybrid in New York, NY, with three days per week in the Midtown Manhattan office.
• Candidates should be based in or near New York City.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

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