About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as a hands-on senior engineer who owns the customer-facing side of a web application, carrying features from first prototype through release with care for polish and speed. Work side by side with leadership and cross-functional colleagues while raising the bar for code quality and coaching other engineers.
What you'll do
- Design and build full-stack features, including refined user interfaces, dependable APIs and scalable backend services.
- Take product features from early prototype to launch, paying close attention to responsiveness, usability and visual finish.
- Collaborate with product, sales, marketing and leadership to connect third-party generative AI models through their APIs and open up new use cases.
- Translate design mockups into polished, production-ready interfaces.
- Lead large product initiatives from concept to release, including upcoming launches.
- Define coding conventions and quality practices for the team, and coach colleagues through your own example.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 5 to 10 years of professional experience delivering full-stack web products.
- Industry experience with TypeScript and AWS, including React front ends and Node.js back ends.
- Background building full-stack systems that scale, such as data-heavy processing, search and retrieval, or background job workflows.
- At least 12 months of professional experience building LLM-based or agent-based products at a startup or AI-focused company; personal projects do not count.
- Startup experience; a career spent only at large technology companies is not a fit.
- A portfolio of shipped interfaces or products that demonstrates strong product sense and visual taste.
- Solid computer science fundamentals, including system design, algorithms and application architecture.
- A formal computer science or engineering degree.
- Fluent English for reading, writing and speaking.
- A record as a hands-on technical lead who raises standards and helps mid-level engineers grow.
- Ability to work on-site five days a week in a fast-paced startup and start in the office right away.
Bonus points
- Familiarity with working on media or video technology.
- Experience with consumer-facing generative AI products.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 225,000 to 275,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days a week in the office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 5 to 10 years of professional experience delivering full-stack web products
- Professional industry experience with TypeScript, AWS, React, and Node.js
- Experience building scalable full-stack systems, including data-heavy processing, search and retrieval, or background job workflows
- At least 12 months of professional experience building LLM-based or agent-based products at a startup or AI-focused company
- Startup experience
- Portfolio of shipped interfaces or products demonstrating strong product sense and visual taste
- Solid computer science fundamentals, including system design, algorithms, and application architecture
- Formal computer science or engineering degree
- Fluent English for reading, writing, and speaking
- Experience as a hands-on technical lead who raises standards and helps mid-level engineers grow
- Ability to work on-site five days a week and start in the office immediately
- Familiarity with media or video technology
- Experience with consumer-facing generative AI products
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.
