Founding Engineer

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing AI software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build core infrastructure and product features for a software platform, owning work from architecture through deployment while shaping technical direction and the product roadmap alongside company leadership. The role mixes deep engineering, product development and occasional customer-facing work.

What you'll do

- Build the core runtime, backend services and distributed systems that power the product.

- Design mock services and data stores that stand in for third-party tools and internal systems.

- Create execution, verification, replay and debugging tooling for automated test runs.

- Connect the product with agent frameworks, model providers and enterprise systems.

- Work across backend, frontend and cloud infrastructure on a major public cloud provider.

- Take features from initial design to production release.

- Support enterprise customers directly when needed.

- Help set the product roadmap and define how the engineering team grows.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Broad generalist who works with high initiative and needs little direction.

- Uses AI tools daily as part of regular work.

- Strong product judgment with clear, well-argued opinions about what to build.

- Track record of building software through side projects, open source contributions or shipped products.

- Up to 5 years of experience, with no minimum required.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year

- Relocation assistance

- Meals in office

Location and work model

- New York City, New York, United States

- On-site, in person, 5 to 6 days per week in the office

- Full-time