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Software Engineer

Raydar · San Francisco · United States

Salary
$150,000–$200,000 per year
Contract
Full time
Occupation
Software Engineer

Posted: 10/16/2026 · Last checked: 10/28/2026

Job description

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

About the company

Our client is a software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the full lifecycle of engineering projects for a software platform, from design through deployment and ongoing improvement. This is a hands-on role that adds capacity to a small engineering group and shapes its technical direction.

What you'll do

- Lead high-impact projects end to end, covering architecture, design, release and ongoing tuning.

- Build and ship complete features across the front end and back end of the platform.

- Help guide architecture choices and the long-term technical direction.

- Rework core functionality with modern tooling to improve on existing solutions.

- Maintain quality through careful code review and testing while releasing to production every day.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- A computer science degree.

- Experience owning features from written proposal through to deployment.

- Proficiency in Python and Node.js, plus Next.js.

- Experience releasing code to production on a daily basis.

- Background as a former founder or in an early-stage startup.

- Willingness to work long hours in a fast-paced environment.

- A fast-moving, self-directed working style, with clear communication and a knack for untangling hard problems.

- Ability to work on-site five days a week.

Bonus points

- Degree from a highly ranked university.

- Experience in supply chain or logistics.

- Active GitHub profile, side projects or founder experience showing initiative.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 200,000 per year

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

Location and work model

- San Francisco, California, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time

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