About the company
Our client is a consumer technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take charge of the conversational intelligence layer of a consumer application, from core agent behavior through to what users see on screen. The focus is on making language-model driven interactions dependable, accurate and genuinely useful over extended conversations, supported by rigorous measurement.
What you'll do
- Architect and own a conversational agent end to end, covering prompt design, calling external tools, multi-stage reasoning and incremental response delivery.
- Turn existing conversation state and memory prototypes into robust production systems.
- Make long, multi-turn conversations more dependable by handling errors, retrying sensibly and degrading smoothly when things break.
- Build the rendering layer that converts agent output into interface elements.
- Set the approach for working with several model vendors, including response caching, schema-constrained outputs and backup routing.
- Create evaluation tooling that measures agent quality and guides improvements.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Hands-on experience designing, running and refining evaluations for search or ranking quality.
- A background building products for everyday consumers rather than internal tools, ideally outside the B2B space.
- A record of launching language-model features that interpret what a user wants and return tailored results to live users.
- Ability to walk through concrete production issues you have diagnosed and fixed.
- Breadth across applied AI work, including prompting, embeddings, retrieval and personalization memory, rather than depth in a single area.
- Sharp analytical ability and a quick learning pace.
- Regular use of AI-assisted tools in your own software development.
Bonus points
- Proficiency in TypeScript or Python.
- Time spent at a high-growth startup or a well-known technology company.
- A degree from a highly regarded university, or comparable evidence of strong ability.
- Less than 4 years of experience can be considered when your track record and personal projects are outstanding.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 300,000 to 500,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- Hybrid, in person; must live in or relocate to New York City
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience designing, running, and refining evaluations for search or ranking quality
- Experience building consumer-facing products rather than primarily internal tools
- Experience launching language-model features that interpret user intent and return tailored results to live users
- Ability to explain concrete production issues diagnosed and fixed
- Applied AI experience across prompting, embeddings, retrieval, and personalization memory
- Strong analytical ability and quick learning pace
- Regular use of AI-assisted tools in software development
- Proficiency in TypeScript or Python
- Experience at a high-growth startup or well-known technology company
- Degree from a highly regarded university or comparable evidence of strong ability
- Outstanding track record and personal projects may substitute for extensive experience
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.
