About the company
Our client is an education technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Deliver full-stack product work from early discovery through release, partnering with designers and colleagues outside engineering in small project groups. The position combines hands-on development with product judgment, architectural decision-making and a turn in the on-call schedule.
What you'll do
- Take full-stack features from initial discovery through scoping, technical specification, implementation and refinement based on feedback.
- Collaborate in small project groups with engineers, designers and program staff to launch new pilots and user-facing experiences.
- Offer product suggestions and weigh technical tradeoffs, with guidance from more senior engineers.
- Write clean, maintainable code across the stack and review teammates' code.
- Take part in an on-call rotation and help improve platform operations and internal tooling.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 3 to 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
- A history of releasing full-stack features for a consumer-facing product.
- Background in a small, fast-moving startup environment.
- Working knowledge of a typed language and a relational database, such as TypeScript and Postgres, or a comparable stack.
- Familiarity with a major cloud provider such as AWS or GCP.
- Comfort translating user pain points into written specifications and partnering closely with both non-technical users and senior engineers.
- Motivation to do work that has a positive social effect.
- Based in the US and available during US working hours.
Bonus points
- Prior exposure to consumer platforms involving live sessions, two-sided marketplaces or safety tooling.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 167,000 to 177,000 per year
- Unlimited paid time off
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Professional development budget
- Flexible working hours
Location and work model
- Remote (US)
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 3 to 6 years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience releasing full-stack features for a consumer-facing product
- Experience working in a small, fast-moving startup environment
- Working knowledge of a typed language and relational database, such as TypeScript and PostgreSQL, or a comparable stack
- Familiarity with a major cloud provider, such as AWS or GCP
- Ability to translate user pain points into written specifications and collaborate with non-technical users and senior engineers
- Based in the United States and available during US working hours
- Prior exposure to consumer platforms involving live sessions, two-sided marketplaces, or safety tooling
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.
