Founding Software Engineer

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
100K-200K Annually
Entry level
Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Build and ship AI agent products powered by large language models across the full stack. Own features from prototype through production, maintain data and retrieval pipelines, develop evaluation frameworks, create internal tools, collaborate with non-technical product owners, and help define the technical roadmap and engineering practices.
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About the company

Our client is an early-stage AI company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and ship software products built on large language models, working across the whole stack with a high degree of independence. Collaborate every day with non-engineering colleagues who act as product owners, and help set technical direction as one of the first engineers on the team.

What you'll do

- Own AI agent features from first prototype through production release.

- Maintain data and retrieval pipelines that give agents accurate, current information drawn from inconsistent sources.

- Partner daily with non-technical colleagues and turn their feedback into product improvements.

- Design and maintain evaluation frameworks that track and raise the quality of agent output.

- Build internal tools such as drafting interfaces, dashboards and alerting.

- Help define the technical roadmap and engineering practices as the team grows.

- Create new products and improve existing architecture across the platform.


Requirements

What we're looking for

- Engineering background in full-stack product development, applied AI/ML or a closely related area.

- Prior time at a well-regarded company or a degree from a highly ranked university.

- A record of delivering production applications that use language models and autonomous agent patterns.

- Daily, heavy use of AI coding assistants.

- Ability to work smoothly with non-technical teammates.

- Comfort with ambiguity and a strong sense of ownership.

- Willingness to be in the office most of the week, with some occasional travel.

Bonus points

- Interest in public sector or other regulated fields.


Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 100,000 to 200,000 per year

- Equity

- Bonuses

- Paid time off

- Health benefits

Location and work model

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 to 6 days a week in the office

- Full-time

Skills Required

  • Engineering background in full-stack product development, applied AI/ML, or a closely related area
  • Prior experience at a well-regarded company or a degree from a highly ranked university
  • Record of delivering production applications using language models and autonomous agent patterns
  • Daily, heavy use of AI coding assistants
  • Ability to work effectively with non-technical teammates
  • Comfort with ambiguity and strong ownership
  • Willingness to work in the office most of the week
  • Interest in public sector or other regulated fields
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The Company
28 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

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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