About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Guide the technical direction of a document-editing plug-in and related integrations, owning design decisions from early architecture through production release. This senior role suits an engineer with years of hands-on experience delivering browser-hosted plug-ins at scale, who will also coach other engineers and partner closely with product, design and backend colleagues.
What you'll do
- Guide the technical direction of a document-editing plug-in and sibling integrations for a productivity suite.
- Build AI-assisted editing features covering automated document rewrites, reviewable markup and rule-based review automation.
- Coordinate API and interface decisions with product, design, server-side and document engine colleagues.
- Architect dependable code that runs across desktop platforms and the web, managing host differences and version compatibility.
- Take features from design through production release, with polished interactions and graceful failure handling.
- Extend work into adjacent email integrations and help design next-generation AI interfaces across the company's productivity tools.
- Coach fellow engineers and set high standards for quality and developer tooling.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Usually five or more years of professional software engineering experience.
- Proven delivery of production plug-ins built with a JavaScript add-in framework at scale.
- Background at large technology companies or fast-moving, high-growth startups.
- Solid front-end engineering skills in TypeScript or JavaScript, along with markup and styling.
- Working knowledge of host-application plug-in architecture, API version sets, configuration files and multi-platform constraints.
- Demonstrated success delivering fast, refined software that users depend on every day.
Bonus points
- Familiarity with document engines, open document XML formats or change-tracking and revision markup.
- Background in enterprise software or SaaS products.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $231K - $340K
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States; New York, NY, United States; Toronto, ON, Canada; or Chicago, IL, United States
- Hybrid, with in-office hubs in these cities
- Remote may be considered for exceptional candidates, depending on location
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Five or more years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven experience delivering production plug-ins built with a JavaScript add-in framework at scale
- Experience at a large technology company or fast-moving, high-growth startup
- Strong front-end engineering skills using TypeScript or JavaScript, markup, and styling
- Working knowledge of host-application plug-in architecture, API version sets, configuration files, and multi-platform constraints
- Demonstrated success delivering fast, refined, dependable software
- Familiarity with document engines, open document XML formats, or change-tracking and revision markup
- Background in enterprise software or SaaS products
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.
