Software Engineer

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build and ship AI-driven automation features end to end, from backend logic through to the user-facing interface. Work directly with internal users to turn loosely defined problems into reliable, production-ready software, and help set engineering patterns for the wider team.

What you'll do

- Build and release new automated workflows powered by AI models.

- Design and refine evaluation frameworks that decide whether model output is reliable enough to release.

- Improve how the platform ingests, indexes and assembles contextual data for AI components.

- Create tools and interfaces that put AI capabilities into users' daily work.

- Establish patterns and tooling for AI-assisted development that the rest of the team can build on.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 3+ years of software engineering experience.

- Hands-on experience running large language models in production, including evaluation and safety guardrails.

- Full-stack ability, shipping both backend logic and user-facing interfaces with a modern stack.

- Ownership of problems from start to finish, moving from an ambiguous problem to a shipped solution without a detailed spec.

- A focus on correctness and reliability as well as functionality.

- Experience at an early-stage or high-growth startup; Big Tech experience is best paired with startup experience.

- Enthusiasm for an early-stage startup environment.

- A degree in computer science or a closely related technical discipline.

- Living within commuting distance of the Bay Area and comfortable being on site three midweek days each week; relocation support is not offered.

Bonus points

- Background in a regulated domain.

- Familiarity with Python and TypeScript.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Flexible time off

Location and work model

- California, United States

- Hybrid, 3 days per week in office (Tuesday to Thursday)

- Full-time