Raya

Senior Backend Engineer

Raya

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ElasticSearchGoJavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsPostgresSDLCSQL

About the role

  • Product Ownership: Lead key components of our Core Services, including People Recommendations Engines
  • Data Engineering: Apply your in-depth knowledge with databases such as Postgres SQL, MongoDB, and ElasticSearch to supercharge our application's performance and reliability
  • Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with cross-functional teams, ranging from UX designers to data scientists, ensuring our solutions are comprehensive and user focused
  • Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest in Raya's tech ecosystem, ensuring our solutions are scalable, maintainable, and innovative
  • User-Centric Development: Prioritize and advocate for top-tier user experiences, utilizing feedback loops and data-driven methodologies to define and refine product features
  • Operational Excellence: Navigate the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring agile methodologies, CI/CD practices, and Raya's best practices are integrated into all development phases

Requirements

  • A BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering or a related technical field (Professional Experience can be substituted for candidates with non-engineering educational backgrounds or experience with software-specific training courses/programs)
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience in modern software development environments, with a track record of delivering scalable and maintainable systems
  • Demonstrated expertise in system design, architecture, and mastery in at least one software programming language, ex. Node.js, Javascript, Golang, or Typescipt
  • Strong collaborative instincts, emphasizing open communication, transparency, and cross-team interaction
  • Production experience with Search applications (ex. OpenSearch, Vector database, Elasticsearch)
  • Proven experience in building and scaling backend systems, ideally in production at a startup or fast-moving environment.
  • Hands-on knowledge of agentic GenAI systems (e.g., orchestrating multi-step LLM pipelines, tool use, or retrieval-augmented workflows)
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for AI tools and a track record of experimenting with or shipping projects that leverage LLMs.
  • Understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or model integration in production contexts
  • Curiosity around new AI frameworks and a willingness to quickly adopt emerging best practices
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for AI tools and a track record of experimenting with or shipping projects that leverage LLMs
  • Understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or model integration in production contexts
  • Curiosity around new AI frameworks and a willingness to quickly adopt emerging best practices
Benefits
  • comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • $50 a day food delivery budget
  • equity based employment
  • a great culture
  • learning opportunities
  • unlimited vacation
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • $1,000 a year to go somewhere in the world that they’ve never been

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Hard skills
Postgres SQLMongoDBElasticSearchNode.jsJavascriptGolangTypescriptsystem designarchitecturebackend systems
Soft skills
collaborationopen communicationtransparencycross-team interactioncuriosityenthusiasmadaptabilityuser-centric developmentfeedback loopsdata-driven methodologies
Certifications
BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceSoftware Engineering certificationMathematics degreeEngineering degree