Senior Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a fast-growing software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own engineering projects from initial design through delivery on a small team, working across the whole application. Contribute to product decisions, talk directly with users, and build features that use language models. What you'll do - Lead projects from design document to shipped release, covering user interface, services and data storage. - Take part in product and design conversations and speak directly with users about what is being built. - Build and refine application features powered by large language models, and assess the quality of their output. - Use AI-assisted coding tools in everyday development. - Work closely with fellow engineers, product leadership and a designer in an environment with few meetings. - Influence team working practices and the technical direction of the codebase as the organization expands. Requirements What we're looking for - 4 to 8 years of software engineering experience. - A history of delivering products from start to finish at a startup or a technology company of any size. - Prior experience as a founder or as an early engineer at a startup. - A degree in computer science or a related field. - Comfort working on both client-side and server-side code plus databases, using a current programming language. - Good product and design instincts, including writing design documents, weighing product tradeoffs and thinking about user experience. - Hands-on experience shipping product features built on large language models. - Clear communication and a strong drive to deliver quickly. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 215,000 to 280,000 per year - Equity Location and work model - Los Angeles, CA, United States - On-site, 4-5 days per week in office - Full-time