Raydar

AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Full-Stack EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

The candidate must have 2 to 5 years of experience launching new products with real users, from the first build onward.
The candidate must have end-to-end ownership experience with full applications, including backend services, APIs, the data layer, and user-facing clients.
The candidate must have early-stage startup or founding engineer experience, or a background in a similarly high-intensity engineering culture.
The candidate must have hands-on experience with live audio or video delivery and other time-sensitive data paths.
The candidate must have experience integrating artificial intelligence or large language model features into a product.
The candidate must have a strong computer science or engineering foundation, or an equivalent record of shipping products.
The candidate must have full-stack ability on a modern cloud stack, including TypeScript and PostgreSQL.
The candidate must be able to make sound, scalable architectural decisions independently.
The candidate must be willing to work on-site five days per week.

Responsibilities

Deliver the complete user experience across a wearable device, backend services, and a companion application.
Build and tune a live media streaming pipeline that stays within strict latency limits.
Own backend application programming interfaces and the data layer, keeping them dependable, observable, and ready to scale.
Create client applications that let users configure, oversee, and get started with the product.
Set up the deployment and release process so new builds reach devices in the field safely.
Shape product architecture and engineering practices as the team grows.
Act as a cross-stack generalist, tracing issues from the user interface through the backend to the device.

Desired Qualifications

Background with media-intensive platforms or performance-sensitive systems.
Exposure to industrial settings.
Interest in frontend development, design, or user experience craft.
A history of releasing apps to consumer app stores, natively or cross-platform.
Relevant big-company experience on a closely related team, combined with a builder mindset such as founding or side projects.

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-30

Salary: USD 180,000–240,000

Workplace: on_site

Description

About the company

Our client is a technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the product layer of a hardware-connected software platform, spanning backend services, live media delivery and user-facing applications. The role involves setting early technical direction and delivering complete features that customers can operate without engineering support.

What you'll do

- Deliver the complete user experience across a wearable device, backend services and a companion application.

- Build and tune a live media streaming pipeline that stays within strict latency limits.

- Own backend APIs and the data layer, keeping them dependable, observable and ready to scale.

- Create client applications that let users configure, oversee and get started with the product.

- Set up the deployment and release process so new builds reach devices in the field safely.

- Shape product architecture and engineering practices as the team grows.

- Act as a cross-stack generalist, tracing issues from the user interface through the backend to the device.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 2 to 5 years of experience launching new products with real users, from first build onward.

- End-to-end ownership of full applications, covering backend, APIs, data layer and the client users interact with.

- Early-stage startup or founding engineer experience, or background in a similarly high-intensity engineering culture.

- Hands-on work with live audio or video delivery and other time-sensitive data paths.

- Experience integrating AI or LLM-based features into a product.

- Strong computer science or engineering foundation, or an equivalent record of shipping.

- Full-stack ability on a modern cloud stack, including TypeScript and PostgreSQL.

- Ability to make sound, scalable architectural decisions independently.

- Willingness to work on-site five days per week.

Bonus points

- Background with media-intensive platforms or performance-sensitive systems.

- Exposure to industrial settings.

- Interest in frontend, design or UX craft.

- A history of releasing apps to consumer app stores, native or cross-platform.

- Relevant big-company experience on a closely related team, combined with a builder mindset such as founding or side projects.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 240,000 per year

- Equity

Location and work model

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week

- Full-time

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About the Company

Raydar

AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles

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.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 2021

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