About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Improve the quality and dependability of AI-driven software through structured testing and new feature development. Take promising experiments from prototype to maintained production code, collaborating with customers, researchers and domain specialists.
What you'll do
- Find where automated AI systems fall short, then design and run evaluations to make them more dependable and efficient.
- Build new capabilities for AI systems, including tool integrations, context handling, memory and multi-step workflows.
- Analyze logs and experiment results to locate bottlenecks and separate genuine gains from measurement noise.
- Work with customers and subject-matter experts to understand needs, then ship and maintain fixes end to end, typically within about 3 months.
- Convert successful experiments into clean, maintainable production software.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Solid background shipping and running live software in Python and a typed JavaScript language.
- Practical exposure to LLM-powered systems, including how they are coordinated, observed and served at scale.
- Comfort speaking directly with customers to clarify needs and deliver working technical answers.
- Prior time at a demanding technology company or an AI startup.
- A bachelor's-level technical degree in computer science, electrical engineering or a related field from a highly regarded school.
- Clear communicator with good customer instincts and a knack for pinpointing the heart of vague technical problems.
- Independent, driven and creative, with a sense of ownership and sound product instincts.
Bonus points
- Curiosity about or exposure to chip design, semiconductors or hardware-software systems.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 350,000 per year
- Equity
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- San Jose, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Solid background shipping and operating live software in Python and a typed JavaScript language
- Practical exposure to LLM-powered systems, including coordination, observability, and serving at scale
- Comfort speaking directly with customers to clarify needs and deliver working technical solutions
- Prior experience at a demanding technology company or AI startup
- Bachelor's-level technical degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field from a highly regarded school
- Clear communication, strong customer instincts, and ability to identify the core of vague technical problems
- Independence, drive, creativity, ownership, and sound product instincts
- Curiosity about or exposure to chip design, semiconductors, or hardware-software systems
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.
