About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and ship core backend features in a distributed systems codebase, owning reliability across several major cloud providers. Work directly with technical customers to help them close deals, and produce documentation and public-facing interfaces.
What you'll do
- Create the underlying platform pieces and scalable server-side logic, mainly in a low-level systems language.
- Design for failure modes and edge cases across multiple cloud providers.
- Move quickly by directing AI coding tools to accelerate delivery.
- Partner with technical customers in shared chat channels to support their purchasing decisions.
- Produce clear technical documentation and help shape public-facing interfaces and publicly shared code.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Experience at a developer infrastructure startup.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Cloud engineering experience with major providers, container orchestration and relational databases.
- Working knowledge of Rust or Go, with Rust preferred.
- Self-motivated, with a drive to take ownership as part of a founding team.
Bonus points
- Experience as a founding engineer.
- Experience maintaining or operating production systems at scale.
- Familiarity with managed Kubernetes services.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 155,000 to 200,000 per year
- Equity
- Remote-friendly work environment
Location and work model
- Remote (US)
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Experience at a developer infrastructure startup
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Cloud engineering experience with major cloud providers
- Experience with container orchestration
- Experience with relational databases
- Working knowledge of Rust or Go, with Rust preferred
- Self-motivated and willing to take ownership as part of a founding team
- Experience as a founding engineer
- Experience maintaining or operating production systems at scale
- Familiarity with managed Kubernetes services
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.
