About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as the senior hands-on engineer for a small, early engineering group, delivering product features while guiding a few teammates. Time is divided between building and technical leadership, with room to grow into broader engineering management as the team expands.
What you'll do
- Deliver product improvements from start to finish as the platform shifts toward a scalable, self-serve experience.
- Make architecture decisions and rework existing systems together with the CTO.
- Apply AI-assisted development tools and tailored workflows to increase delivery speed.
- Lead a small group of engineers through mentorship, sprint planning and, over time, people management.
- Contribute to the machine learning and product roadmap, including longer-term modeling plans.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- At least 5 years in engineering roles, with only a limited stretch in purely managerial work, and still writing production code now.
- Daily hands-on use of AI agents in your own tailored development workflows, and the ability to describe your current setup clearly.
- Prior experience as a founding engineer, tech lead or staff-level individual contributor in a demanding startup, or at a large technology company with clear ownership of a core product.
- A track record of taking a product from idea to launch with little supervision.
- Full-stack skills across modern front-end and back-end work, with greater strength on the back end.
- Solid grounding in applied machine learning, including classical methods, model validation and thoughtful perspectives on large language models.
- A degree in computer science, math, statistics or machine learning from a highly regarded university.
- Willingness to work on-site full-time in New York City, including relocating if needed.
Bonus points
- Time spent at an AI-focused company working on data-intensive products.
- Graduate-level study or research in machine learning or statistics.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 250,000 to 350,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of engineering experience
- Current hands-on production coding experience
- Daily hands-on use of AI agents in tailored development workflows
- Experience as a founding engineer, tech lead, or staff-level individual contributor in a demanding startup or large technology company
- Track record of taking a product from idea to launch with little supervision
- Full-stack skills across modern front-end and back-end development, with stronger back-end expertise
- Applied machine learning knowledge, including classical methods, model validation, and large language models
- Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or machine learning from a highly regarded university
- Willingness to work on-site full-time in New York City and relocate if needed
- Experience at an AI-focused company working on data-intensive products
- Graduate-level study or research in machine learning or statistics
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.
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