Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Search

Radar

. Improve geocoding and autocomplete quality through query understanding, retrieval, ranking, and relevance .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in improving geocoding and autocomplete quality through advanced data processing techniques, including machine learning and large language models. Proficient in building and optimizing data pipelines and systems that handle high-throughput API calls while ensuring effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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Machine LearningGeocodingData Pipeline AutomationScalaPython

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Hard Skills

GeocodingAutocomplete Quality ImprovementMachine LearningData Pipeline AutomationScalaPythonRustNode.jsTypeScriptMongoDB

Soft Skills

Customer EngagementProblem SolvingCollaborationCuriosityTenacity

Tools & Technologies

AWSKubernetesEKSTerraformS3/AthenaRedisHorizonDB

Industry Keywords

High-Throughput SaaSGeospatial InfrastructureInformation RetrievalSearchRankingQuery Understanding

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSJavaScriptKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsPythonRedisRustScalaTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Improve geocoding and autocomplete quality through query understanding, retrieval, ranking, and relevance
Use ML and LLMs to enrich, label, match, and expand location data at scale
Automate data pipelines to grow coverage and detail, reduce manual work, and simplify routine corrections
Onboard messy data sources and normalize, match, and integrate US and international location data
Improve how location data is indexed, retrieved, ranked, and surfaced to users
Work across Scala and Python data pipelines and HorizonDB search and serving in Rust
Build systems powering over 1 billion API calls per day
Talk to Radar customers and prospects, incorporate feedback, and help make them successful
Collaborate with Customer Success, Sales Engineering, Sales, the CTO, and Engineering Manager
Participate in technical interviews and complete a final interview at the NYC HQ as part of the hiring process

Requirements

What you’ll need

Generalist engineer mindset, not tied to any particular stack
Interest in talking to customers or prospects and making them successful
Deep curiosity and tenacity for solving hard problems
Ability to work across data, search, and backend systems
Experience with or willingness to work across Scala, Python, Rust, Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, S3/Athena, Redis, AWS, Kubernetes, EKS, and Terraform is relevant to the stack
Most engineers participate in the on-call rotation
Willingness to work from Radar's New York HQ 4x a week (Mon-Thurs)
Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer
Must address current or future visa sponsorship needs
Bonus: former technical co-founder; high-throughput/high-growth SaaS experience; geospatial infrastructure; applied ML or LLMs; search, ranking, relevance, query understanding, or information retrieval systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful stock options in a fast-growing company
401(k) plan with 4% match
Top-notch equipment
Catered lunches
Unlimited PTO
Health, dental, and vision insurance with 100% coverage for employees
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Commuter and fitness benefits
New HQ in Flatiron, NYC