Founding Engineer
Raydar
Founding Engineer
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-06
Salary: USD 155,000–200,000
Workplace: remote
About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and ship core backend features in a distributed systems codebase, owning reliability across several major cloud providers. Work directly with technical customers to help them close deals, and produce documentation and public-facing interfaces.
What you'll do
- Create the underlying platform pieces and scalable server-side logic, mainly in a low-level systems language.
- Design for failure modes and edge cases across multiple cloud providers.
- Move quickly by directing AI coding tools to accelerate delivery.
- Partner with technical customers in shared chat channels to support their purchasing decisions.
- Produce clear technical documentation and help shape public-facing interfaces and publicly shared code.
What we're looking for
- Experience at a developer infrastructure startup.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Cloud engineering experience with major providers, container orchestration and relational databases.
- Working knowledge of Rust or Go, with Rust preferred.
- Self-motivated, with a drive to take ownership as part of a founding team.
Bonus points
- Experience as a founding engineer.
- Experience maintaining or operating production systems at scale.
- Familiarity with managed Kubernetes services.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 155,000 to 200,000 per year
- Equity
- Remote-friendly work environment
Location and work model
- Remote (US)
- 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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