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 grow a platform engineering organization while remaining directly involved in code and architecture decisions. Partner closely with senior executives on upcoming releases and new initiatives, taking ownership of the core platform from design through production.
What you'll do
- Manage and expand an existing platform engineering team while continuing to contribute to code and architecture.
- Work with executive leadership each day on upcoming releases and brand-new platform initiatives.
- Own the core platform from end to end, including runtime services, orchestration, retrieval, evaluation, integrations and authoring tools.
- Raise the pace of delivery, the quality bar and system stability, supported by strong tooling and monitoring.
- Build out the organization and its engineering culture as the company enters its next phase of growth.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including 4 to 6 years in leadership roles.
- A record of scaling a platform or infrastructure team through significant company growth.
- Current leadership of a multi-team engineering organization, at Head of Engineering, Director, CTO level or above.
- Practical platform background in backend architecture, API design, cloud environments and running AI systems in production.
- Production-scale experience with AI systems, ML infrastructure or conversational AI on the platform side.
- Ongoing technical involvement: writing code, reviewing changes and making architecture calls rather than managing people alone.
- Strong TypeScript and/or Python skills.
- Daily, deep use of modern AI tools in your own workflow.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
- Startup scaling experience, or rapid progression to VP level at a reputable large technology company.
- Ability to work on-site 5 days per week.
Bonus points
- Background in conversational or voice AI.
- Background in fintech, banking or regulated financial services.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 400,000 to 500,000 per year
- Equity
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 in engineering leadership roles
- Experience scaling a platform or infrastructure team through significant company growth
- Current leadership of a multi-team engineering organization at Head of Engineering, Director, CTO, or higher level
- Practical platform experience with backend architecture, API design, cloud environments, and production AI systems
- Production-scale experience with AI systems, ML infrastructure, or conversational AI on the platform side
- Ongoing technical involvement in writing code, reviewing changes, and making architecture decisions
- Strong TypeScript and/or Python skills
- Daily, deep use of modern AI tools in personal workflow
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field
- Startup scaling experience or rapid progression to VP level at a reputable large technology company
- Ability to work on-site five days per week
- Background in conversational or voice AI
- Background 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.
