Senior Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Ship product features that weave machine intelligence into a software platform, collaborating with design and subject-matter specialists in a small, flat team. The work is hands-on and product-driven, with emphasis on sound technical judgment, data connectivity and mentoring colleagues. What you'll do - Deliver new product functionality from the ground up, releasing often and making pragmatic trade-offs. - Architect features powered by large language models so they can be extended, reused and scaled. - Work with subject-matter specialists to turn their methods and knowledge into polished conversational agent experiences. - Build reusable, scalable pipelines and integrations that move data between the platform and third-party tools. - Mentor teammates on data and AI practices through code reviews, peer guidance and informal knowledge sharing. Requirements What we're looking for - Roughly 8 to 10 years of software engineering experience, including data-driven products released to production and used by real people. - A track record of adding AI features to shipped products, coming from a product-focused engineering path rather than research or data engineering. - A refined, repeatable approach to working with AI coding assistants, including how to check their output and automate more of the workflow. - Hands-on server-side web development experience and ease working in flexible scripting languages. - Familiarity with event-driven design and conventional web frameworks is a plus. - Flexibility across technology stacks; web, full-stack and back-end backgrounds are all welcome. - Well-formed views on data architecture and system design, such as search and data processing. - Strong analytical thinking and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly. - Startup experience, a strong sense of ownership and comfort with ambiguity, candid feedback and quick decisions. - Enthusiasm for raising the standard of the whole team. - A mission-driven outlook and an energetic, collaborative style. Bonus points - Prior experience founding a company. - Senior leaders who want to return to hands-on individual contributor work. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 180,000 to 210,000 per year - Equity - Flexible time off Location and work model - Remote (US) - Full-time Engineering Computer Software Mid-Senior level Full-time Remote role listed by employer.