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 senior engineer who takes projects from concept through release, working alongside product and other functions. Help set technical direction and strengthen the team's engineering practices through hands-on review and mentoring.
What you'll do
- Own the full lifecycle of new features and services, from planning through production release.
- Work with product and other partners to influence system architecture and long-term technical plans.
- Give constructive, detailed input on design proposals and pull requests to keep quality high.
- Talk with users directly to collect feedback and understand what they need.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Currently holds a Senior engineer title.
- At least 2 years of software engineering experience shipping production systems.
- Track record of guiding sizable, complex products to launch on a team with a demanding engineering standard.
- Well-rounded fundamentals across user interfaces, backend services and reusable infrastructure.
- Solid skills in analytical problem solving, designing data structures and building APIs.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including making complex topics understandable to non-technical colleagues.
- Product-minded, with interest in contributing to strategic decisions.
- Decisive, resourceful, ownership-driven approach with a strong work ethic and dependability.
- Current or recent experience at a high-growth startup with a strong engineering culture.
- Collaborative, humble and empathetic, with a drive to help colleagues grow.
- Authorized to work without visa support and able to work on-site in the role's location.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 240,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plan with company match
- Flexible spending account
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
Location and work model
- New York, NY or San Francisco, CA, United States
- Hybrid, in the office 4 days per week
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Currently holds a Senior Engineer title
- At least 2 years of software engineering experience shipping production systems
- Track record of guiding sizable, complex products to launch on a team with demanding engineering standards
- Well-rounded fundamentals across user interfaces, backend services, and reusable infrastructure
- Strong analytical problem-solving, data-structure design, and API development skills
- Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical colleagues
- Product-minded and interested in contributing to strategic decisions
- Decisive, resourceful, ownership-driven approach with strong work ethic and dependability
- Current or recent experience at a high-growth startup with a strong engineering culture
- Collaborative, humble, empathetic, and committed to helping colleagues grow
- Authorized to work without visa support
- Able to work on-site in the role's location
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.
