Lead Platform Engineer
Raydar
Lead Platform Engineer
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · South San Francisco, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-15
Salary: USD 205,000–235,000
Workplace: hybrid
About the company
Our client is a biotechnology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as technical lead for the cloud, data and automation infrastructure behind a high-volume operation. Own backend services, data pipelines and distributed workflow systems, and build internal tooling that lets automated agents support day-to-day operations. Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional projects from idea through production.
What you'll do
- Own core backend services that coordinate physical devices and on-prem servers, along with the data ingestion pipeline.
- Build cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to store, process and deliver very large volumes of data.
- Design infrastructure for running millions of compute tasks, including queues, workflow orchestration and scheduling.
- Build AI infrastructure and internal tooling that supports agent-based systems for monitoring, logistics coordination and adaptive data analysis.
- Lead ambiguous, cross-functional projects from concept to production.
- Mentor teammates and help others build new skills.
What we're looking for
- Strong experience with cloud orchestration services on AWS and Python backend development with a framework such as FastAPI or Django.
- Impactful experience at a startup as it scaled.
- Experience designing, building and shipping reliable distributed systems, including queues, orchestration and state machines.
- Linux server administration and experience with distributed task queues.
- Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers on small teams.
- Up to date with the latest AI tooling.
- A university degree in a quantitative or technical discipline, or comparable practical background.
- High agency, strong ownership and clear communication in a fast-paced, tight-knit team.
Bonus points
- Experience building LLM or agent systems, including tooling, evaluation, permissions and workflow design.
- Ambition to step up from a Senior or Staff engineer role into a lead role.
- Genuine curiosity about science domains.
- Former founder or founding engineer.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 205,000 to 235,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance and mental health coverage
- Retirement plan with matching
- Paid time off and paid holidays
Location and work model
- South San Francisco, California, United States
- Hybrid, 3 days a week on-site
- Full-time
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Raydar is an AI-powered talent acquisition firm that serves tech-focused organizations on a contingency basis, charging client companies only after a successful hire. It uses proprietary AI to identify a large pool of candidates and conducts a short 15-minute AI-driven interview (recorded and transcribed) before human recruiters review materials, provide interview prep, and assist with offers and negotiations. What sets it apart is the blend of automated sourcing and screening with hands-on human oversight and tailored client support. Its goal is to help organizations hire more efficiently by speeding up sourcing while maintaining thorough evaluation and negotiation assistance.
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