Founding Software Engineer

About the company Our client is an early-stage software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as one of the earliest engineers and take on a broad mix of backend and user-facing work. Partner closely with customers to turn their goals into working production software, and help establish the technical standards and working culture of a small team. What you'll do - Build internal tooling that measures how software performs and gives the team quick feedback on results. - Develop scalable data infrastructure that supports dedicated and shared hosting setups at large volumes. - Take automated, AI-driven applications from design through release for important accounts. - Design a shared layer of organizational knowledge that the applications can draw on. - Help set the culture and quality expectations for both the product and the team. Requirements What we're looking for - A background at a fast-growing technology firm with a demanding engineering culture, or earlier work as a founder or early engineer at a startup that gained real momentum. - Hands-on work in at least one backend language and one frontend language, such as Python and TypeScript. - Comfort using AI coding assistants and agent-based tooling in daily development. - Skill in planning and shipping software that spans several layers of an application. - Solid experience building services and data pipelines, whether backend-focused or full-stack. - A strong computer science or related academic background, or standout engineering experience in place of a degree from a leading program. - Roughly 3 or more years of professional experience. - U.S. work authorization and the ability to work on-site five days a week. Bonus points - Experience building payment systems or agent-based architectures. - Sharp instincts for troubleshooting issues in production environments. - Ambition and a history of quick advancement to senior or staff level. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year - Equity Location and work model - New York, New York, United States - On-site, 5 days per week in office - Full-time