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Software Engineer

Raydar · San Jose · United States

Salary
$180,000–$350,000 per year
Contract
Full time
Occupation
Software Engineer

Posted: 10/23/2026 · 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 fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Improve the quality and dependability of AI-driven software through structured testing and new feature development. Take promising experiments from prototype to maintained production code, collaborating with customers, researchers and domain specialists.

What you'll do

- Find where automated AI systems fall short, then design and run evaluations to make them more dependable and efficient.

- Build new capabilities for AI systems, including tool integrations, context handling, memory and multi-step workflows.

- Analyze logs and experiment results to locate bottlenecks and separate genuine gains from measurement noise.

- Work with customers and subject-matter experts to understand needs, then ship and maintain fixes end to end, typically within about 3 months.

- Convert successful experiments into clean, maintainable production software.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Solid background shipping and running live software in Python and a typed JavaScript language.

- Practical exposure to LLM-powered systems, including how they are coordinated, observed and served at scale.

- Comfort speaking directly with customers to clarify needs and deliver working technical answers.

- Prior time at a demanding technology company or an AI startup.

- A bachelor's-level technical degree in computer science, electrical engineering or a related field from a highly regarded school.

- Clear communicator with good customer instincts and a knack for pinpointing the heart of vague technical problems.

- Independent, driven and creative, with a sense of ownership and sound product instincts.

Bonus points

- Curiosity about or exposure to chip design, semiconductors or hardware-software systems.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 350,000 per year

- Equity

- Relocation support

Location and work model

- San Jose, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time

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