About the company
Our client is an early-stage software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as one of the earliest engineers and take on a broad mix of backend and user-facing work. Partner closely with customers to turn their goals into working production software, and help establish the technical standards and working culture of a small team.
What you'll do
- Build internal tooling that measures how software performs and gives the team quick feedback on results.
- Develop scalable data infrastructure that supports dedicated and shared hosting setups at large volumes.
- Take automated, AI-driven applications from design through release for important accounts.
- Design a shared layer of organizational knowledge that the applications can draw on.
- Help set the culture and quality expectations for both the product and the team.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- A background at a fast-growing technology firm with a demanding engineering culture, or earlier work as a founder or early engineer at a startup that gained real momentum.
- Hands-on work in at least one backend language and one frontend language, such as Python and TypeScript.
- Comfort using AI coding assistants and agent-based tooling in daily development.
- Skill in planning and shipping software that spans several layers of an application.
- Solid experience building services and data pipelines, whether backend-focused or full-stack.
- A strong computer science or related academic background, or standout engineering experience in place of a degree from a leading program.
- Roughly 3 or more years of professional experience.
- U.S. work authorization and the ability to work on-site five days a week.
Bonus points
- Experience building payment systems or agent-based architectures.
- Sharp instincts for troubleshooting issues in production environments.
- Ambition and a history of quick advancement to senior or staff level.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, New York, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Background at a fast-growing technology company with a demanding engineering culture, or experience as a founder or early engineer at a successful startup
- Hands-on experience with at least one backend language and one frontend language, such as Python and TypeScript
- Experience using AI coding assistants and agent-based tooling in daily development
- Ability to plan and ship software spanning multiple application layers
- Experience building services and data pipelines
- Strong computer science or related academic background, or standout engineering experience in lieu of a degree from a leading program
- Approximately three or more years of professional experience
- U.S. work authorization
- Ability to work onsite five days per week in New York, New York
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.
