About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead and expand a platform engineering group while continuing to contribute directly to code and technical design. Collaborate daily with senior executives on releases and new initiatives, taking accountability for the core platform from start to finish.
What you'll do
- Lead a small platform engineering team and recruit additional engineers as it grows, while still contributing technically.
- Collaborate daily with senior executives on upcoming releases and brand-new platform efforts.
- Take full ownership of the core platform, including runtime services, orchestration, retrieval, evaluation, integrations and authoring tools.
- Raise delivery speed, quality and reliability across every platform area, including tooling, quality gates and monitoring.
- Shape the engineering culture and structure of the organization as the business moves into its next phase.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including 4 to 6 years in leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
- Solid platform engineering background, including distributed systems, API design, cloud infrastructure and operating AI workloads in production.
- A track record of growing a platform or infrastructure team through a period of rapid business expansion.
- Currently leading an engineering organization made up of multiple teams, at Head of Engineering, Director or CTO level.
- Still technical: you write code, review pull requests and make architectural calls rather than only managing people.
- Recent experience at a startup, or a fast climb to VP level at a well-regarded large technology company.
- Strong TypeScript and/or Python skills.
- Daily, deep use of current AI tools in your own work.
- Ability to work on-site 5 days per week.
Bonus points
- Background in conversational or voice AI.
- Experience in fintech, banking or regulated financial services.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 400,000 to 500,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plan
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Family benefits
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 4 to 6 years of engineering leadership experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field
- Strong platform engineering background, including distributed systems, API design, cloud infrastructure, and operating AI workloads in production
- Track record of growing a platform or infrastructure team during rapid business expansion
- Currently leading a multi-team engineering organization at Head of Engineering, Director, or CTO level
- Hands-on technical ability, including writing code, reviewing pull requests, and making architectural decisions
- Recent startup experience or rapid advancement to VP level at a well-regarded large technology company
- Strong TypeScript and/or Python skills
- Daily, deep use of current AI tools
- Ability to work on-site five days per week
- Background in conversational or voice AI
- Experience in fintech, banking, or regulated financial services
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.
