About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the application-level code that operates a fleet of long-running cloud environments, splitting time between backend development and infrastructure work. Join a small, high-output team tackling a problem with few established patterns, shipping on a weekly cadence.
What you'll do
- Build application services that provision, update, monitor and secure long-running virtual machines and containers.
- Help the fleet of environments scale many times over in a short period.
- Create dependable internal building blocks for asynchronous messaging and job processing that product engineers can use.
- Evolve infrastructure-as-code practices and set conventions other engineers follow.
- Troubleshoot operating system, networking, storage and access-control issues in production.
- Collaborate in a small, cross-functional team with high ownership and quick delivery cycles.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 6+ years of software engineering experience.
- Built or contributed to core infrastructure at an early-stage startup in the AI space.
- Currently writes production application code as a software engineer, rather than working purely in DevOps or SRE.
- Expertise with infrastructure-as-code tooling and containerized workloads.
- Deep experience with a major cloud provider.
- Clear communication skills in English.
- Based in North America or Western Europe.
Bonus points
- Experience managing isolated per-customer environments at scale.
- Founder or founding engineer experience.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 250,000 to 325,000 per year
- Equity
- Health coverage
- Paid time off
- Work-from-home and wellness stipends
Location and work model
- Remote (Canada or US)
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 6+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience building or contributing to core infrastructure at an early-stage startup in the AI space
- Currently writing production application code as a software engineer, rather than working purely in DevOps or SRE
- Expertise with infrastructure-as-code tooling and containerized workloads
- Deep experience with a major cloud provider
- Clear communication skills in English
- Based in North America or Western Europe
- Experience managing isolated per-customer environments at scale
- Founder or founding engineer experience
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.
