Senior Software Engineer
Raydar
Senior Software Engineer
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-01
Salary: USD 225,000–300,000
Workplace: on_site
About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the architecture and delivery of backend systems and data pipelines for a real-time software platform. The work spans the full stack and includes meeting with customers in person to help roll out the product. It suits an experienced engineer who thrives with broad responsibility in a very small team.
What you'll do
- Architect and build systems that simulate, analyze and assess conversational software.
- Design resilient, scalable cloud infrastructure able to handle very large volumes of real-time traffic.
- Develop algorithms and data pipelines that surface insights and flag failures.
- Drive projects from design through release, making key technical decisions along the way.
- Work on-site with customers to build, deploy and demonstrate the product.
What we're looking for
- 6+ years of experience as a senior engineer.
- Strong proficiency across the stack, especially databases, cloud infrastructure and applied AI engineering.
- Experience shipping features that serve heavy user traffic and guiding engineering work to completion.
- Clear, personable communication for customer-facing work.
- Strong academic background and/or experience at a fast-growing startup.
- Ability to work in person five days a week, 9am to 7pm.
Bonus points
- Well-reasoned opinions on system design grounded in prior experience.
- A highly optimized personal developer workflow.
- Experience working at very large scale as a senior individual contributor.
- Prior experience leading engineering projects.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 225,000 to 300,000 per year
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
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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