You will join the Core Discovery team to build and scale the backend systems powering maps, location services, and directory search. This high-ownership role involves designing scalable architectures in Node.js and TypeScript. You’ll drive the product from architecture to production, ensuring members discover meaningful connections through innovative geospatial and search solutions.
Senior Backend Engineer at Raya
Join Raya as a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the technical evolution of our Core Discovery platform, where you'll own the maps and location-based systems that connect a global community of creatives. This high-impact role offers the chance to build scalable geospatial architecture from the ground up while enjoying industry-leading perks like a $50 daily food budget and a $1,000 annual travel stipend. If you're a Node.js expert with a passion for human connection and cutting-edge search technology, Raya provides the autonomy and startup energy to define the future of private community discovery.
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Location
Remote
Compensation
Not Disclosed
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
- Build and lead key components of Core Discovery services, specifically focusing on geospatial data indexing, proximity queries, and mapping surfaces.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers and data scientists, to ensure solutions are comprehensive and user-focused.
- Own the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), implementing agile methodologies and CI/CD practices while ensuring high system scalability.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 6+ years of software development experience with a track record of delivering scalable and maintainable backend systems in fast-moving environments.
- Possesses deep production expertise in geospatial data and mapping systems, along with mastery in Node.js, TypeScript, and system architecture.
- Demonstrates strong fundamentals in PostgreSQL and MongoDB, with a mindset for adopting new AI tools and search technologies like Elasticsearch.
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead the end-to-end development of location-based services and mapping architecture for a globally recognized, exclusive community of high-profile creatives.
- Work within a high-autonomy team that operates with startup energy, providing a significant impact on how members discover people and places.
- Access world-class benefits including a $50 daily food budget, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and a $1,000 annual travel stipend.
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