Raydar
Engineering Lead
$250K–$350K
New York, New York · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- At least 5 years in engineering roles.
- Education
- Degree in computer science, math, statistics, or machine learning from a highly regarded university.
About the job
Serves as a hands-on engineering lead, building product features, shaping architecture, using AI-assisted workflows, and guiding a small engineering team.
What you'll do
- Deliver end-to-end product improvements and rework systems with the CTO.
- Use AI-assisted development tools and tailored workflows to speed delivery; contribute to machine learning and product roadmaps.
- Mentor engineers, plan sprints, and take on people management as the team grows.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years in engineering roles; currently writing production code and with only limited time in purely managerial work.
- Daily hands-on use of AI agents in tailored development workflows, with the ability to explain the setup.
- Prior founding engineer, tech lead, or staff-level experience at a demanding startup, or clear ownership of a core product at a large technology company; track record taking products from idea to launch with little supervision.
- Full-stack skills, stronger on the back end; applied machine-learning grounding; degree in computer science, math, statistics, or machine learning from a highly regarded university; willingness to work on-site full-time in New York City.
Nice to have
- Experience at an AI-focused company working on data-intensive products.
- Graduate-level study or research in machine learning or statistics.
Pay
USD 250,000 to 350,000 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Apply AI agents and tailored development workflows to increase delivery speed; contribute to machine-learning and product roadmaps, including longer-term modeling plans.
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