Founding Engineer
At Raydar · United States
Salary: US$155,000–200,000 a year
- Engineering
- Full-time
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- Posted
- 6 November 2026
- First seen by us
- 7 November 2026
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Job description
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About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and ship core backend features in a distributed systems codebase, owning reliability across several major cloud providers. Work directly with technical customers to help them close deals, and produce documentation and public-facing interfaces.
What you'll do
- Create the underlying platform pieces and scalable server-side logic, mainly in a low-level systems language.
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- Design for failure modes and edge cases across multiple cloud providers.
- Move quickly by directing AI coding tools to accelerate delivery.
- Partner with technical customers in shared chat channels to support their purchasing decisions.
- Produce clear technical documentation and help shape public-facing interfaces and publicly shared code.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Experience at a developer infrastructure startup.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Cloud engineering experience with major providers, container orchestration and relational databases.
- Working knowledge of Rust or Go, with Rust preferred.
- Self-motivated, with a drive to take ownership as part of a founding team.
Bonus points
- Experience as a founding engineer.
- Experience maintaining or operating production systems at scale.
- Familiarity with managed Kubernetes services.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 155,000 to 200,000 per year
- Equity
- Remote-friendly work environment
Location and work model
- Remote (US)
- Full-time
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