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Raydar

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In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
125K-175K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
125K-175K Annually
Mid level
Lead end-to-end delivery of customer projects, including system design, rollout, configuration, tuning, and hands-on support. Partner with senior leaders and operational teams to discover needs, translate them into technical solutions, and deepen product adoption. Build small workflow tools using Python and JavaScript, share customer insights with product leadership, and help shape the platform roadmap. The role requires strong communication, client-facing engineering experience, and adaptability in a fast-changing environment.
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About the company

Our client is a logistics software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as the technical link between customers and a software platform, configuring the product for each client and turning what is learned into product direction. The role combines hands-on engineering with ongoing, close work alongside business leaders and operational teams.

What you'll do

- Lead end-to-end delivery of demanding customer projects, covering system design, rollout and ongoing tuning.

- Work closely with senior leaders and operational teams to understand their needs and translate them into technical plans.

- Learn the platform deeply, configure it for new use cases and build small tools that speed up customer workflows.

- Hold regular calls with end users and decision-makers to deepen adoption and open new use cases.

- Share patterns from customer work with product leadership to shape the roadmap.

- Provide hands-on support to keep the product reliable.


Requirements

What we're looking for

- Engineering background that includes working directly with clients on their technical problems.

- Excellent communication and a record of building durable B2B relationships.

- Skill in discovery: asking the right questions, uncovering root problems and designing solutions that fit.

- Proficiency in Python and JavaScript, with a solid grasp of data-driven system design.

- Thrives when working through difficult technical challenges under shifting priorities.

- 2 to 6 years of relevant experience.

- A track record of strong achievement at a top-tier university or a fast-growing company, or steady growth into a senior role.

- Eagerness to learn the logistics industry.

Bonus points

- Track record bringing comparable software live for organisations with similar needs.


Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 125,000 to 175,000

- Equity

- Health, vision and dental coverage

Location and work model

- San Francisco, California, United States

- On-site, in office

- Full-time

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