Staff Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a healthcare technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Serve as a senior technical authority for multiple groups of engineers, dividing attention between system design and writing production code. The position carries full responsibility for large, multi-person initiatives from planning through release, helps shape direction alongside engineering managers, and grows the people around it. What you'll do - Provide technical direction to multiple groups, alternating between design work and writing code. - Take full accountability for complex, multi-person projects, from defining scope and timelines through to delivered results. - Partner with engineering managers to set technical direction for the most important initiatives. - Build production-grade, backend-leaning services in Python and TypeScript with modern web frameworks. - Own infrastructure projects from first design through release, strengthening the shared core services the product depends on. - Develop colleagues across the company and define what good craftsmanship looks like in code and design reviews. Requirements What we're looking for - 7+ years of full-stack software engineering experience. - Current or prior title of Staff, Principal or Lead Engineer, or a technical engineering manager willing to return to hands-on individual contributor work. - Experience building complex software products at a large technology company or a fast-growing startup, ideally both. - Backend-leaning full-stack experience across Python and TypeScript, plus modern web front-end tooling. - Bachelor's degree in computer science or another technical field. - A proven record of solving complex architecture and coding problems. - Authorization to work and the ability to start immediately. Bonus points - Experience with data platform or core infrastructure. - Experience in the AI agent space, excluding pure AI/ML research. - A mix of big technology company and startup backgrounds. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: $240K - $295K - Equity - Health, dental and vision coverage - Retirement plan - Flexible time off - Commuter benefits - Professional development support Location and work model - San Francisco, California, United States - Hybrid, with 4 in-office days per week - Full-time