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Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Raydar · Palo Alto · United States

Salary
$200,000–$300,000 per year
Contract
Full time
Occupation
Software Engineer

Posted: 11/5/2026 · Last checked: 11/10/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from Raydar's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take ownership of building and shipping features across both the frontend and backend of a software platform. Work alongside product and design colleagues, handle customer-facing engineering needs, and help keep the platform dependable as usage grows.

What you'll do

- Develop and release features spanning the user interface and backend services, using Python, TypeScript or Java.

- Partner with product and design teammates to bring new capabilities, including AI-driven ones, to market fast.

- Investigate and resolve customer-reported problems and deliver engineering projects tailored to specific customer needs.

- Architect and expand distributed services and data pipelines that handle high volumes of incoming data as it arrives.

- Share in an on-call schedule so the platform stays reliable as it grows.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- About 5 or more years of professional software engineering experience, plus a degree.

- A track record of architecting and growing large-scale systems, data infrastructure or other complex platforms.

- Practical experience running software in production, including operating and supporting it.

- Proficiency in at least one of Python, Java or TypeScript.

- Time spent at an early-stage or quickly growing company helping to get products off the ground.

- A history of coaching other engineers and helping set technical direction.

- A self-directed, high-ownership working style and the ability to ramp up quickly.

- Valid US work authorization.

- Ability to work on-site 4 days per week.

Bonus points

- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and developer tooling, for example AWS or Postgres.

- Background handling high-volume data processing or streaming analytics.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 300,000 per year

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Retirement plan with employer match

Location and work model

- Palo Alto, California, United States

- Hybrid, 4 days per week in the office

- Full-time

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