Raydar

AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles

Founding Full Stack Engineer

Full-Stack EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

The role requires roughly 2 to 5 years of experience as a software engineer; experience at a small startup carrying product work from start to finish is ideal.
The candidate must have a strong command of TypeScript and Node.js.
The candidate must have solid PostgreSQL skills in schema design and query tuning.
The candidate must be able to build user-facing interfaces with React alongside backend code.
The candidate must have practical knowledge of asynchronous, message-driven designs, including webhooks and keeping third-party systems aligned.
The candidate must be able to turn ambiguous requests into working releases without detailed specifications, favoring the simplest workable approach.
The candidate must be committed to reliability for systems the business depends on.
The candidate must have dedication and availability suited to a fast-paced early-stage environment.
The candidate must communicate clearly and directly, including with non-technical customers, and work collaboratively with a low-ego approach.

Responsibilities

Work with users to understand their needs, then design, build, and release new product capabilities.
Model data securely with a clear audit trail and build event-based processing pipelines.
Create internal and public-facing APIs and a live dashboard that shows customers what is happening in their operations.
Build connectors to partner business systems and a dependable layer that keeps data consistent across them.
Set up monitoring, reliability targets, and on-call routines for business-critical workflows.
Work across backend, data, and frontend tasks as priorities require.

Desired Qualifications

Previous experience as one of the first engineers at a young company.
Familiarity with logistics, supply chain, freight, consumer goods, or B2B software.
Exposure to electronic data interchange standards.
Experience at a technology company in the shipping or logistics space.
Knowledge of managed backend platforms.
Production experience with large language model-powered or autonomous agent workflows.

Founding Full Stack Engineer

Raydar · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-15

Salary: USD 160,000–220,000

Workplace: hybrid

Description

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as an early engineering hire responsible for the core application across backend, data and frontend. Partner closely with company leadership and end users to turn needs into shipped, dependable software, including the connections to outside business systems.

What you'll do

- Work with users to understand their needs, then design, build and release new product capabilities.

- Model data securely with a clear audit trail and build event-based processing pipelines.

- Create internal and public-facing APIs plus a live dashboard that shows customers what is happening in their operations.

- Build connectors to partner business systems and a dependable layer that keeps data consistent across them.

- Set up monitoring, reliability targets and on-call routines for business-critical workflows.

- Move across backend, data and frontend work to tackle whatever matters most at the time.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Roughly 2 to 5 years as a software engineer, ideally with time in a small startup where you carried product work from start to finish.

- Strong command of TypeScript and Node.js.

- Solid Postgres skills in schema design and query tuning.

- Ability to build user-facing interfaces with React alongside backend code.

- Practical knowledge of asynchronous, message-driven designs, including webhooks and keeping third-party systems aligned.

- Capacity to turn an ambiguous request into a working release without detailed specifications, favoring the simplest workable approach.

- A genuine commitment to reliability for systems the business depends on.

- Dedication and availability that fit a fast-paced early-stage environment.

- Clear, direct communication, including with non-technical customers, and a collaborative, low-ego working style.

Bonus points

- Previous experience as one of the first engineers at a young company.

- Familiarity with logistics, supply chain, freight, consumer goods or B2B software.

- Exposure to electronic data interchange standards.

- Time spent at a technology company in the shipping or logistics space.

- Knowledge of managed backend platforms.

- Production experience with LLM-powered or autonomous agent workflows.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 160,000 to 220,000 per year

- Equity

- Health insurance

Location and work model

- Brooklyn, NY, United States

- Hybrid, with a strong preference for in-person most of the 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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