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 building and shipping features across both the frontend and backend of a software platform. Work alongside product and design colleagues, handle customer-facing engineering needs, and help keep the platform dependable as usage grows.
What you'll do
- Develop and release features spanning the user interface and backend services, using Python, TypeScript or Java.
- Partner with product and design teammates to bring new capabilities, including AI-driven ones, to market fast.
- Investigate and resolve customer-reported problems and deliver engineering projects tailored to specific customer needs.
- Architect and expand distributed services and data pipelines that handle high volumes of incoming data as it arrives.
- Share in an on-call schedule so the platform stays reliable as it grows.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- About 5 or more years of professional software engineering experience, plus a degree.
- A track record of architecting and growing large-scale systems, data infrastructure or other complex platforms.
- Practical experience running software in production, including operating and supporting it.
- Proficiency in at least one of Python, Java or TypeScript.
- Time spent at an early-stage or quickly growing company helping to get products off the ground.
- A history of coaching other engineers and helping set technical direction.
- A self-directed, high-ownership working style and the ability to ramp up quickly.
- Valid US work authorization.
- Ability to work on-site 4 days per week.
Bonus points
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and developer tooling, for example AWS or Postgres.
- Background handling high-volume data processing or streaming analytics.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 300,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plan with employer match
Location and work model
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Hybrid, 4 days per week in the office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- About 5 or more years of professional software engineering experience
- A degree
- Experience architecting and scaling large-scale systems, data infrastructure, or complex platforms
- Production software operation and support experience
- Proficiency in at least one of Python, Java, or TypeScript
- Experience at an early-stage or rapidly growing company
- Experience coaching engineers and helping set technical direction
- Self-directed, high-ownership working style and ability to ramp up quickly
- Valid US work authorization
- Ability to work onsite four days per week in Palo Alto, California
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and developer tooling such as AWS or PostgreSQL
- Experience with high-volume data processing or streaming analytics
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.
