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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Seattle)

Raydar
Posted a day ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Seattle, WA, US

Salary

$167,000 - $230,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to develop scalable services for automated restaurant revenue recovery.
  • The position requires 5 to 10 years of software engineering experience, primarily with Java, and a degree in computer science or a related STEM field.
  • The base salary ranges from $167K to $230K, with a target annual performance bonus of $45K, which is paid in both cash and long-term incentive equity.
  • Candidates should have experience at leading technology companies and a strong background in distributed systems and system design.
  • This full-time role is based in Seattle and requires onsite work five days a week.

About the company

Our client builds automated systems that help restaurant operators recover revenue from delivery errors, refunds, and chargebacks. The product handles the full recovery workflow, from data ingestion and decisions through filing, tracking, and resolution. The team is looking for a senior engineer to build reliable systems that improve outcomes for restaurant customers.

The role

We are hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build scalable services for automated restaurant revenue recovery. You will lead backend work in Java while contributing to customer-facing status and outcome experiences. This is a systems-focused role with meaningful ownership over architecture, uptime, experimentation, and the tools that help the business measure wins and dollars recovered.

What you'll do

• Build scalable Java backend services for data ingestion, decisioning, filing, tracking, and resolution workflows.

• Contribute to frontend status and outcome experiences that make the product’s work clear to customers.

• Design systems for reliable automation, integrations, and operational scale.

• Improve architecture, testing, observability, uptime, and system performance.

• Run experiments and build measurement that clarifies win rates and recovered revenue.

• Partner with product, data, operations, and support teams to deliver durable customer outcomes.

What we're looking for

• 5 to 10 years of software engineering experience, primarily building with Java.

• An undergraduate degree in computer science or another STEM discipline.

• Experience at a leading technology company such as Google, Amazon, Meta, Uber, Lyft, or a comparable technology company.

• Strong distributed-systems and system-design experience.

• A record of sustained ownership and follow-through in prior roles.

• Experience building, testing, and operating reliable production systems.

Bonus points

• Experience with automation, integrations, payment disputes, or revenue-recovery workflows.

• Full-stack experience, including customer-facing product surfaces.

• Experience with cloud infrastructure and continuous delivery practices.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary of $167K to $230K, plus long-term incentive equity.

• Target annual performance bonus of $45K, paid 20% in cash and 80% in long-term incentive equity.

• Exceptional performance can qualify for bonus outcomes of up to five times the target. This is not guaranteed.

Location and work model

• Five days per week onsite in Seattle.

• Full-time position.

• Existing U.S. work authorization is required; H-1B transfers are supported.




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