Raya

Senior Backend Engineer, Member Experience

Full-Time

Remote

$180,000 – $240,000 per year

TLDR

Architect scalable Raya backend services, integrating Apple/Stripe payments and driving user-centric, data-driven improvements to support rapid growth.

Senior Backend Engineers at Raya love building and operating server software and have been recognized as leaders in past roles! The ideal candidate will have had 6+ years of experience and grown within their organization, demonstrating both results and leadership. You will join the backend team at an impactful time of high growth. We prioritize learning and teamwork and love giving people the opportunity to champion solutions to big challenges and grow into better versions of themselves. A great candidate is excited to support the backend team's initiatives. They are diligent and they design software architecture in a scalable manner. Finally, they believe in Raya’s vision, which is to enrich lives by fostering relationships through quality, in person interactions. We offer 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, and we pay all employees $1,000 a year to go somewhere in the world that they’ve never been because of our values of human connection, empathy, and curiosity. Responsibilities:

Product Ownership: Collaborate, build, and lead key components of our Raya backend services

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

Qualifications:

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 Node.js and Typescript

Proven experience in building and scaling backend systems in production at a startup or fast-moving environment

Production Apple StoreKit Payments/Subscriptions experience

Production Stripe Payments/Subscriptions experience for a B2C product

Enthusiasm around new AI tools and frameworks - and a willingness to quickly adopt emerging best practices

What Sets You Apart:

Visionary: You think beyond the present, anticipating future technological trends and their implications on the Raya Community.

Empathetic Leader: You naturally resonate with colleagues, users, and collaborative teams, fostering a culture of understanding and innovation

Growth-oriented: You possess a perpetual learner's mindset, open to challenges, and always seeking opportunities to expand your technical horizons

Impact-driven: With a knack for identifying the 'big picture', you prioritize tasks that maximize impact, aligning with Raya’s overarching goals

Productivity-obsessed: You value tools, workflows, and habits that maximize team velocity.

Bias toward shipping and iteration: You're able to build quickly, learn, and refine in short cycles

Benefits

Equity Compensation

equity based employment

Health Insurance

comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Home Office Stipend

$50 a day food delivery budget

Learning Budget

learning opportunities

Paid Parental Leave

12 weeks paid parental leave

Paid Time Off

unlimited vacation

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Raya

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

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Senior Back-end Software Engineer