About the company
Our client is a fast-growing technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own feature development across a web platform with a backend-leaning emphasis, building services that handle very large volumes of data. Partner with research colleagues and act as a technical guide for newer engineers.
What you'll do
- Lead full-stack feature work, with most of your time spent on backend services.
- Build and scale systems that process very large volumes of data and surface useful insights to users.
- Partner with a research group to keep refining how data is gathered and put to use.
- Deploy and evaluate LLM-based and signal-processing solutions that help users make sense of their data.
- Coach junior engineers and help define engineering best practices as headcount increases.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Recent experience, within the last 2 to 3 years, at a high-growth startup or a top-tier technology company.
- Experience building systems for large-scale data processing.
- Proficiency in TypeScript and Python.
- A bachelor's degree in computer science from a highly ranked U.S. university.
- Strong communication skills for working with research and customer stakeholders.
- Around 2+ years of experience, with openness to more senior Staff-level candidates (about 6+ years).
- Demonstrated enthusiasm for the pace and intensity of an early-stage startup.
- Ability to work on-site five days a week.
Bonus points
- Experience with technical leadership or engineering management.
- Experience with AI/ML or audio data.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 250,000 per year
- Equity
- Unlimited paid time off
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- FSA and HSA access
- Retirement plan
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
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