Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a financial technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own software projects from first idea through to production in a small, high-autonomy engineering team. Build and extend data, research and execution systems, and work closely with researchers on modeling. The role spans a broad range of problems and rewards curiosity and independent thinking. What you'll do - Take projects from concept through implementation and into production, owning them end to end. - Build and extend existing systems, or create new ones, for data pipelines, signal generation and research infrastructure. - Develop automated execution systems and internal tooling that shorten the path from idea to live experiment. - Partner directly with quantitative and AI researchers on new modeling approaches. - Contribute across several technical areas, including low-latency infrastructure, security and machine learning. Requirements What we're looking for - Degree in computer science, math, statistics or physics. - Experience building and shipping a project end to end as the owner, from first idea to production. - Hands-on background in financial or trading software, data platforms, or a fintech or crypto environment. - Exceptional software engineering skills in Python or C++. - A solid grasp of statistics and the ability to draw sound conclusions from messy, imperfect data. - Experience with AI-assisted development workflows. - Ability to work on-site in the office five days a week. - Roughly 1 to 5 years of experience, with curiosity about financial markets and comfort with ambiguity. Bonus points - Prior internship at a quantitative trading firm. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 200,000 to 300,000 per year - Ownership stake in the company - Performance bonus Location and work model - Palo Alto, CA, United States - On-site, 5 days per week in office - Full-time