Lead Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a fast-growing software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take ownership of a backend platform that handles high-volume processing workloads, with a focus on speed, dependability and cost control. Collaborate with machine learning colleagues to get models running in production, and share on-call duties within a small platform group. What you'll do - Own and improve the backbone platform that executes customer workloads, keeping it quick, dependable and economical as demand grows. - Collaborate with machine learning engineers on hosting proprietary models efficiently and fitting them into live data pipelines. - Build and maintain core infrastructure, including data stores, job coordination, resource allocation and cloud releases. - Resolve performance, resilience and capacity problems across multi-service systems as traffic increases. - Join the on-call rotation and take responsibility for the overall health of the platform. Requirements What we're looking for - 5+ years of experience owning and scaling core infrastructure at a fast-paced startup or a respected, high-velocity technology company. - If coming from a larger company, a Staff or Principal title or a clear record of fast promotion. - Full-stack skills; this is not a pure infrastructure or DevOps position. - Solid background building reliable, large-scale backend systems that coordinate work across many services. - Strong Python skills, or deep experience in another systems language along with willingness to move to Python. - Comfort taking part in on-call duties. Bonus points - Experience with cloud infrastructure and tuning how models are served. - Experience at an early-stage startup. - A degree from a top computer science program. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 220,000 to 320,000 per year - Equity - Health, dental and vision coverage - Parental leave - Wellness benefits - Flexible time off Location and work model - San Francisco, CA, United States - On-site, 5 days per week in office - Full-time