Join Raya as a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the Recommendations team. You will architect and build production ranking services that power how a global community of creatives discover each other. This high-impact role involves integrating AI-driven discovery features and scaling backend infrastructure to enhance meaningful human connections for thousands of members.
Senior Backend Engineer at Raya
Raya is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the systems powering discovery for its global community of creatives. If you have production experience with recommendation systems and a mastery of Golang, you can join this profitable, 100-person team to build next-gen AI-powered features. Enjoy incredible benefits like a $1,000 annual travel stipend and a $50 daily meal budget while shaping the future of human connection.
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Location
Remote
Compensation
$190k-$250k + Equity
Company
Raya
Role overview
Raya is a private, membership-based social networking and dating application, primarily for iOS, that operates as an exclusive community for people in creative and related industries. The platform began as a dating app but has expanded to support professional networking, social discovery, and community-building, allowing members to connect for romantic relationships, friendships, and work collaborations.
What you will do
- Architect, build, and lead key components of Raya’s backend services, specifically focusing on production ranking and recommendation systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including UX designers and data scientists to ensure personalized discovery features are user-centric and scalable.
- Drive operational excellence across the full SDLC, implementing CI/CD practices and navigating the deployment of machine learning models into production.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 6+ years of experience in modern software development with a proven track record of delivering scalable systems using Golang.
- Possesses deep expertise in building and scaling production recommendation systems, ranking algorithms, or personalization features for consumer-facing products.
- Demonstrates a “bias toward shipping” and enthusiasm for emerging AI frameworks, with the ability to iterate quickly in a fast-moving startup environment.
Why this role is remarkable
- Own the core discovery engine of a highly exclusive social platform, directly influencing how thousands of elite creatives and cultural leaders connect globally.
- Join a profitable, 100-person company that offers the stability of a successful business with the fast-paced innovation of a high-growth startup.
- Work with a modern tech stack including Go and Kubernetes, while actively developing and deploying production-level LLM-powered features and AI discovery tools.
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