Software Engineer

About the company

Our client is an early-stage software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and build core platform software with a very small engineering group, covering both AI-driven application features and the infrastructure underneath them. The work includes owning major systems from design through production and helping define how the team engineers software.

What you'll do

- Design and build specialized AI agents from the ground up.

- Develop and maintain the infrastructure that hosts and runs customer-facing services.

- Take full ownership of core systems, making key architectural choices early.

- Set the engineering conventions and working practices that the team will follow as it grows.

- Split your time between the AI application layer and the more demanding infrastructure layer.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 2 to 5 years of professional software engineering experience, including time in a startup setting.

- A record of delivering and maintaining sizeable software products from concept to production.

- Solid working knowledge of TypeScript and building modern web applications across the stack.

- Practical experience creating applications powered by LLMs and autonomous agents.

- A bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, with room for flexibility given a strong professional record.

- A strong academic or startup background.

- Comfort working independently and creating new systems with little guidance.

Bonus points

- Prior experience founding a company or serving as an early engineer on a new product.

- Personal projects, such as self-built AI tools or shipped products, that demonstrate initiative.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 300,000 per year

- Equity

- Health coverage

- Retirement plan with employer match

Location and work model

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time