About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Run rapid, self-directed experiments to improve the accuracy of AI systems that work with visual and text inputs. Combine software engineering speed with machine learning rigor, building tooling and evaluations while staying close to users.
What you'll do
- Form hypotheses and run time-boxed experiments to raise the accuracy of multimodal AI models.
- Review experiment outcomes and adjust your approach to shape your own research priorities.
- Work on model fine-tuning, distillation, retrieval and context design.
- Run computer vision evaluations and build internal tools that speed up experimentation.
- Speak with users regularly and use the product yourself each week.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 2 to 8 years of experience as a software or AI engineer.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Strong autonomy: you manage your own workload and generate experiments without direction.
- Daily use of AI coding tools.
- A balance of software engineering speed and machine learning rigor, with real experimentation skills.
- Eagerness to grow from a software engineer into an engineer who runs AI experiments.
- Ability to work in person five days a week.
Bonus points
- Experience at early-stage startups.
- Genuine interest in housing, urbanism or related policy topics.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 165,000 to 210,000 per year
- Equity
- Retirement plan
- Health coverage
- Health savings account contribution
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 2 to 8 years of experience as a software or AI engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Strong autonomy and ability to manage workload and generate experiments independently
- Daily use of AI coding tools
- Software engineering and machine learning experimentation skills
- Ability to work in person five days per week
- Experience at early-stage startups
- Interest in housing, urbanism, or related policy topics
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
