About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and run backend-heavy services for a software platform while also delivering the front-end features that make them usable. Partner closely with company leadership and external users, holding wide ownership of technical and product choices from the outset.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain backend services that support a data-driven software platform.
- Design data models for datasets, test runs, traces, versioned content and user-defined quality criteria.
- Own connections to third-party systems across their lifecycle, from authentication and webhooks to syncing, error handling, monitoring and production support.
- Carry features from initial design through release and ongoing iteration based on feedback.
- Work hands-on with customers to understand their environments, diagnose problems and turn bespoke requests into reusable capabilities.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 2 to 4 years of professional experience shipping and operating live software, with some of it in a fast-moving startup setting.
- Strong backend skills in TypeScript and Node.js, plus the ability to deliver across the full stack.
- Solid PostgreSQL knowledge and practical exposure to asynchronous processing or task orchestration.
- A self-directed approach and a history of seeing projects through from idea to launch on your own.
- An appreciation of why validating non-deterministic AI behavior calls for different methods than traditional unit tests.
- Comfortable working on-site in San Francisco.
Bonus points
- Early or founding engineering experience at a young company.
- Background building integration-heavy or API-driven products for business customers.
- Familiarity with enterprise AI, observability or distributed systems.
- Exposure to a fast-growing AI company.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 120,000 to 180,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- San Francisco, United States
- On-site, in person
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 2 to 4 years of professional experience shipping and operating live software
- Experience working in a fast-moving startup setting
- Strong backend skills in TypeScript and Node.js
- Ability to deliver across the full software stack
- Solid PostgreSQL knowledge
- Practical exposure to asynchronous processing or task orchestration
- Self-directed approach and history of taking projects from idea to launch independently
- Understanding of testing and validating non-deterministic AI behavior
- Comfort working on-site in San Francisco
- Early or founding engineering experience at a young company
- Experience building integration-heavy or API-driven products for business customers
- Familiarity with enterprise AI, observability, or distributed systems
- Experience at a fast-growing AI company
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.
