About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the delivery of a security-hardened deployment of an existing software platform inside a restricted public-sector cloud. The work is mostly backend engineering with some frontend, and involves close collaboration with machine learning and platform colleagues.
What you'll do
- Re-create an existing application stack in a locked-down government cloud, prioritizing security, stability and reliability.
- Design and implement data separation so each user can only view information appropriate to their authorization level.
- Keep backend services dependable and expand infrastructure capacity as more users join.
- Work alongside a machine learning engineer to migrate retrieval-based AI pipelines, benchmark models and bring down running costs.
- Stay aligned with the wider platform engineers so new capabilities reach the government deployment.
- Split your time roughly 70% backend and 30% frontend.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- At least 1 year of hands-on work with systems hosted in a highly regulated defense or federal cloud environment.
- Strong skills in React and Python, with a backend-leaning focus.
- At least 1 year in a startup setting; a mix of large technology company and startup experience is fine.
- Practical experience with AI services on a major cloud provider.
- Background in machine learning, retrieval pipelines and large language models, ideally at significant organizational scale.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related STEM field.
- Comfort leading client conversations and explaining technical ideas plainly to non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work on-site five days a week.
Bonus points
- Familiarity with federal security and compliance frameworks and the authorization process for government systems.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 250,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- Los Altos, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Occasional travel to Washington, D.C.
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience with systems hosted in a highly regulated defense or federal cloud environment
- Strong skills in React and Python with a backend-leaning focus
- At least 1 year of startup experience
- Practical experience with AI services on a major cloud provider
- Background in machine learning, retrieval pipelines, and large language models
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related STEM field
- Ability to lead client conversations and explain technical ideas clearly to nontechnical audiences
- Ability to work on-site five days per week
- Familiarity with federal security and compliance frameworks and government system authorization processes
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.
