VP of Platform Engineering
Raydar
VP of Platform Engineering
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-20
Salary: USD 400,000–500,000
Workplace: on_site
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.
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.
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
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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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