Founding Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as an early engineer with broad ownership of a software product, spanning conventional application work and AI-driven components. Partner closely with engineering leadership and with end users to build, rework and improve key areas of the product. What you'll do - Deliver new product capabilities from data layer through server logic to user interface. - Create and refine AI-powered agent functionality within the product. - Redesign and take responsibility for central product areas such as user onboarding. - Support customers by email, chat and live calls, troubleshooting problems and learning how the product gets used. - Contribute to establishing how the team plans and ships product work. Requirements What we're looking for - At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience. - Strong skills in Python, with solid experience in React and cloud infrastructure on AWS. - Has shipped an LLM-powered or agent-style system to production and can walk through its design, behavior and validation. - Real interest in owning the entire codebase rather than only the AI-focused parts. - Comfort supporting customers directly. - Ability to work on-site in San Francisco, with occasional remote days. - US citizenship is required. Bonus points - Time spent at an early-stage startup where responsibilities were wide-ranging. - Ability to clearly justify technical decisions on tooling, design and testing. - Background in a compliance-heavy sector. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year - Equity Location and work model - San Francisco, CA, United States - On-site, with occasional remote days - Full-time