Raya
Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Internal Tools
TLDR
Own internal tools architecture and build end-to-end admin features using recommendation, ranking, search, and smarter automation.
Responsibilities
Own technical direction for Internal Tools, including front-end architecture and component/design system strategy, and turn product requirements into technical designs and engineering tickets
Design and build new internal tools and admin features end-to-end, front-end through back-end
Find opportunities to apply recommendation, ranking, and search techniques to our tools, partnering with data science and product to set priorities
Drive down technical debt through targeted refactors and set engineering standards through design reviews
Build reusable components and tooling that pay off beyond a single project
Be the escalation point for deep debugging, and partner with security to keep admin interfaces locked down
Help engineers grow through pairing, code review, and direct feedback; write the specs and docs that let the team build with confidence
Qualifications
5+ years building software, with a track record of shipping systems that scale
Strong system design and architecture skills
Extensive experience in JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js
Advanced, production-grade React skills
Hands-on with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Elasticsearch, including performance tuning
Experience building and scaling backend systems, ideally at a startup or small company
Track record of mentoring engineers
What Sets You Apart
Production experience with Next.js
Experience with recommendation, ranking, or search systems
Product-minded: you think about users, not just systems
Background building internal tools or ops platforms
Comfortable with cloud infrastructure, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD
Familiar with prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or shipping ML in production
Benefits
Remote-Friendly
Fully remote role
Raya builds an exclusive membership-based social network aimed at connecting individuals in creative industries through meaningful interactions. The platform emphasizes privacy and trust, featuring two main applications: a networking app that cultivates professional relationships and a travel app that offers curated recommendations for members. This unique approach to social networking makes Raya a distinct player in the industry.
- Founded
- Founded 2015
- Employees
- 51-200 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
Senior Full-stack Engineer