About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead sizable, open-ended engineering efforts from early planning through launch, then keep those services dependable once live. The position blends hands-on construction, incident handling and, over time, guiding other engineers.
What you'll do
- Write design proposals, gather team feedback, then build, test and release the work.
- Drive large projects from start to finish, including building test environments that mirror external web applications.
- Keep production reliable by responding to incidents and monitoring alerts.
- Expand job orchestration and cloud infrastructure as workload grows.
- Coach junior engineers working in your area of the product.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 2 to 4 years of engineering experience.
- Has run live services in production from design through release, including after-hours incident duty.
- Works independently on sizable, open-ended efforts, moving them from initial scoping to launch.
- Solid grounding in server-side and cloud infrastructure work on AWS, spanning distributed architectures, workload scheduling and designing for scale.
- Prior experience at an infrastructure or developer tools company.
- An exceptional track record, such as rapid promotions or significant side projects.
Bonus points
- Experience with browser automation or LLM-based agents.
- Familiarity with AWS.
- Aspiration to eventually guide a product group and develop other developers.
- Degree in computer science from a highly ranked school is a plus, though candidates with an outstanding background may be considered without one.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Salary: USD 180,000 to 240,000
- Equity
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days in-office per week
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 2 to 4 years of engineering experience
- Experience operating live production services from design through release, including after-hours incident duty
- Ability to independently lead sizable, open-ended engineering efforts from scoping through launch
- Strong server-side and cloud infrastructure experience on AWS
- Experience with distributed architectures, workload scheduling, and designing for scale
- Previous experience at an infrastructure or developer tools company
- Exceptional track record, such as rapid promotions or significant side projects
- Experience with browser automation or LLM-based agents
- Aspiration to guide a product group and develop other developers
- Computer science degree from a highly ranked school
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.
