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Founding Software Engineer

Software company

  • LocationSan Francisco, California
  • TypeFull-time
  • Posted6 October 2026

The role, as published

About the company

Our client is a software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as an early engineer with broad ownership of a software product, spanning conventional application work and AI-driven components. Partner closely with engineering leadership and with end users to build, rework and improve key areas of the product.

What you'll do

  • Deliver new product capabilities from data layer through server logic to user interface.
  • Create and refine AI-powered agent functionality within the product.
  • Redesign and take responsibility for central product areas such as user onboarding.
  • Support customers by email, chat and live calls, troubleshooting problems and learning how the product gets used.
  • Contribute to establishing how the team plans and ships product work.

What we're looking for

  • At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong skills in Python, with solid experience in React and cloud infrastructure on AWS.
  • Has shipped an LLM-powered or agent-style system to production and can walk through its design, behavior and validation.
  • Real interest in owning the entire codebase rather than only the AI-focused parts.
  • Comfort supporting customers directly.
  • Ability to work on-site in San Francisco, with occasional remote days.
  • US citizenship is required.

Bonus points

  • Time spent at an early-stage startup where responsibilities were wide-ranging.
  • Ability to clearly justify technical decisions on tooling, design and testing.
  • Background in a compliance-heavy sector.

Location and work model

  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • On-site, with occasional remote days
  • Full-time

Compensation, as the posting describes it

  • Equity

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