Staff 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. Guide the technical direction of a document-editing plug-in and related integrations, owning design decisions from early architecture through production release. This senior role suits an engineer with years of hands-on experience delivering browser-hosted plug-ins at scale, who will also coach other engineers and partner closely with product, design and backend colleagues. What you'll do - Guide the technical direction of a document-editing plug-in and sibling integrations for a productivity suite. - Build AI-assisted editing features covering automated document rewrites, reviewable markup and rule-based review automation. - Coordinate API and interface decisions with product, design, server-side and document engine colleagues. - Architect dependable code that runs across desktop platforms and the web, managing host differences and version compatibility. - Take features from design through production release, with polished interactions and graceful failure handling. - Extend work into adjacent email integrations and help design next-generation AI interfaces across the company's productivity tools. - Coach fellow engineers and set high standards for quality and developer tooling. Requirements What we're looking for - Usually five or more years of professional software engineering experience. - Proven delivery of production plug-ins built with a JavaScript add-in framework at scale. - Background at large technology companies or fast-moving, high-growth startups. - Solid front-end engineering skills in TypeScript or JavaScript, along with markup and styling. - Working knowledge of host-application plug-in architecture, API version sets, configuration files and multi-platform constraints. - Demonstrated success delivering fast, refined software that users depend on every day. Bonus points - Familiarity with document engines, open document XML formats or change-tracking and revision markup. - Background in enterprise software or SaaS products. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: $231K - $340K Location and work model - San Francisco, CA, United States; New York, NY, United States; Toronto, ON, Canada; or Chicago, IL, United States - Hybrid, with in-office hubs in these cities - Remote may be considered for exceptional candidates, depending on location - Full-time