About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take ownership of a backend platform that handles high-volume processing workloads, with a focus on speed, dependability and cost control. Collaborate with machine learning colleagues to get models running in production, and share on-call duties within a small platform group.
What you'll do
- Own and improve the backbone platform that executes customer workloads, keeping it quick, dependable and economical as demand grows.
- Collaborate with machine learning engineers on hosting proprietary models efficiently and fitting them into live data pipelines.
- Build and maintain core infrastructure, including data stores, job coordination, resource allocation and cloud releases.
- Resolve performance, resilience and capacity problems across multi-service systems as traffic increases.
- Join the on-call rotation and take responsibility for the overall health of the platform.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience owning and scaling core infrastructure at a fast-paced startup or a respected, high-velocity technology company.
- If coming from a larger company, a Staff or Principal title or a clear record of fast promotion.
- Full-stack skills; this is not a pure infrastructure or DevOps position.
- Solid background building reliable, large-scale backend systems that coordinate work across many services.
- Strong Python skills, or deep experience in another systems language along with willingness to move to Python.
- Comfort taking part in on-call duties.
Bonus points
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and tuning how models are served.
- Experience at an early-stage startup.
- A degree from a top computer science program.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 220,000 to 320,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Flexible time off
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience owning and scaling core infrastructure at a fast-paced startup or high-velocity technology company
- Staff or Principal title, or a demonstrated record of rapid promotion, if coming from a larger company
- Full-stack software engineering skills
- Experience building reliable, large-scale backend systems that coordinate work across multiple services
- Strong Python skills, or deep experience in another systems language with willingness to transition to Python
- Willingness and ability to participate in on-call duties
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and model-serving optimization
- Experience working at an early-stage startup
- Degree from a top computer science program
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.
