
Software Engineer II – Backend
Radix
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Monica • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per year
About the role
- Ownership: Take initiative on features and improvements, collaborating with teammates to deliver reliable solutions.
- Momentum: Move fast, iterate wisely, and deliver meaningful results without sacrificing quality or reliability.
- Impact: Solve real problems that matter for our team and our users; focus on practical, scalable solutions that drive value.
- Innovation: Bring initiative and creativity to tackle challenging problems; propose new approaches and improvements that move the product forward.
- Collaboration: Work humbly and openly with teammates, leveraging others’ expertise while sharing your own; communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners.
- Transparency: Share context, challenges, and decisions openly—ask questions, surface risks early, and be comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
- Culture: Contribute to a healthy, low-ego team environment that values empathy, growth, and mutual respect, while fostering collaboration, learning, and knowledge-sharing
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM preferred (additional experience in lieu of a degree is also accepted)
- 4+ years of experience building backend or service-oriented systems.
- Experience with an OO backend language (Python, Go, Java, etc.); no prior Python production experience required.
- Strong understanding of software fundamentals, design patterns, and API development.
- Experience with relational databases (we use PostgreSQL).
- Comfortable working with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), CI/CD, and modern development workflows.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including equity
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement savings plan through 401(k)
- Flexible time off
- Opportunities for company-wide connection and events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonGoJavasoftware fundamentalsdesign patternsAPI developmentPostgreSQLcloud infrastructureAWSGCP
Soft Skills
initiativecollaborationcommunicationtransparencyempathygrowthmutual respectcreativityproblem-solvingfeedback