The role, as published
About the company
Our client is a technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the product layer of a hardware-connected software platform, spanning backend services, live media delivery and user-facing applications. The role involves setting early technical direction and delivering complete features that customers can operate without engineering support.
What you'll do
- Deliver the complete user experience across a wearable device, backend services and a companion application.
- Build and tune a live media streaming pipeline that stays within strict latency limits.
- Own backend APIs and the data layer, keeping them dependable, observable and ready to scale.
- Create client applications that let users configure, oversee and get started with the product.
- Set up the deployment and release process so new builds reach devices in the field safely.
- Shape product architecture and engineering practices as the team grows.
- Act as a cross-stack generalist, tracing issues from the user interface through the backend to the device.
What we're looking for
- 2 to 5 years of experience launching new products with real users, from first build onward.
- End-to-end ownership of full applications, covering backend, APIs, data layer and the client users interact with.
- Early-stage startup or founding engineer experience, or background in a similarly high-intensity engineering culture.
- Hands-on work with live audio or video delivery and other time-sensitive data paths.
- Experience integrating AI or LLM-based features into a product.
- Strong computer science or engineering foundation, or an equivalent record of shipping.
- Full-stack ability on a modern cloud stack, including TypeScript and PostgreSQL.
- Ability to make sound, scalable architectural decisions independently.
- Willingness to work on-site five days per week.
Bonus points
- Background with media-intensive platforms or performance-sensitive systems.
- Exposure to industrial settings.
- Interest in frontend, design or UX craft.
- A history of releasing apps to consumer app stores, native or cross-platform.
- Relevant big-company experience on a closely related team, combined with a builder mindset such as founding or side projects.
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week
- Full-time
Compensation, as the posting describes it
- Equity