About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design, build and own production software at the infrastructure layer of a software platform, working with a high degree of independence. The role blends hands-on engineering, deep troubleshooting and direct conversations with users about technical choices.
What you'll do
- Write dependable, production-quality code for a cloud infrastructure platform.
- Own work from initial design through release and live operation.
- Troubleshoot at a low level, including inspecting servers and logs to identify root causes.
- Review open-source code to diagnose problems in external libraries.
- Work with teammates on anything that touches user environments and offer constructive input.
- Propose and drive your own projects within short, two-week cycles.
- Talk with users directly and bring product judgment to infrastructure decisions.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 5 to 8 years of experience building software in startup settings, ideally as one of the earliest technical hires.
- Proven record of delivering complete products and running systems you built in production.
- Real enthusiasm for cloud infrastructure as a problem space.
- Self-directed working style and comfort without a set process.
- Skill at analyzing and fixing complex systems under time pressure.
- Either a solid infrastructure background or outstanding generalist ability combined with strong interest in infrastructure.
Bonus points
- Practical exposure to areas such as networking, container orchestration or distributed systems.
- Experience launching products that gained significant adoption.
- Experience building a new product or feature from scratch.
- Ease with ambiguity and shifting between technical and strategic tasks.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 270,000 per year
- Paid time off
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- New York City, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 5 to 8 years of experience building software in startup settings
- Experience delivering complete products and operating systems in production
- Strong interest in cloud infrastructure
- Self-directed working style and comfort without a defined process
- Ability to analyze and fix complex systems under time pressure
- Infrastructure background or outstanding generalist software engineering ability with strong infrastructure interest
- Experience as one of the earliest technical hires
- Networking, container orchestration, or distributed systems experience
- Experience launching products with significant adoption
- Experience building a new product or feature from scratch
- Comfort with ambiguity and shifting between technical and strategic tasks
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.
