About the company
Our client is a manufacturing company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the engineering function of a growing company, setting technical direction and building the team that delivers it. Stay hands-on with system architecture and code while growing the organization from the ground up. The work spans customer-facing software, internal systems, data infrastructure and applied machine learning.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and an engineering roadmap across customer software, internal tools, data, infrastructure and machine learning.
- Recruit, develop and lead an engineering team built from the ground up.
- Architect cohesive systems spanning several software areas, and keep a working knowledge of the codebase so you can critique pivotal designs.
- Work alongside sales, operations, finance and production staff to turn real workflows into software.
- Raise the standard for reliability, security and observability, and measure how engineering work affects customers and operations.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 4+ years of experience.
- A proven record of building and scaling systems from zero at a technology company, a high-growth startup or a large organization.
- A product-focused full-stack engineer with a backend lean, comfortable spending about 70% of time on hands-on engineering and 30% on team management.
- Daily, deep use of current AI tools such as Claude or Cursor in day-to-day work.
- A bachelor's degree in computer science or a STEM-related field from a top-25 school.
- Comfortable working with both software engineers and factory operators.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time to customer and vendor sites.
Bonus points
- Exposure to mathematical optimization, data-driven product development or running learning models live in production.
- Prior exposure to industrial or physical-world engineering is a plus.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $225K - $300K
- Equity
Location and work model
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days in-office per week
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 4+ years of professional experience
- Proven experience building and scaling systems from zero at a technology company, high-growth startup, or large organization
- Product-focused full-stack engineering experience with a backend focus
- Ability to spend approximately 70% of time on hands-on engineering and 30% on team management
- Daily, deep use of current AI tools such as Claude or Cursor
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a STEM-related field from a top-25 school
- Ability to work with software engineers and factory operators
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time to customer and vendor sites
- Exposure to mathematical optimization, data-driven product development, or running learning models in production
- Prior exposure to industrial or physical-world engineering
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.
