Raydar
Principal Engineer
$335K–$375K
San Francisco, California · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 10 or more years of engineering experience; at least 2 years of recent growth-stage startup experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
About the job
Leads the design, engineering standards, and delivery of a major software-platform area while contributing code, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with product and executive leaders.
What you'll do
- Own the design, quality, and results of a major technical area; write and review production code.
- Mentor engineers and team leads, and collaborate with executives and product partners.
- Promote AI-assisted development practices and help maintain quality and delivery pace across engineering groups.
What they ask for
- 10 or more years of engineering experience delivering critical production systems at significant scale.
- At least 2 years of recent experience at a growth-stage startup.
- Daily, in-depth use of current AI-assisted development tools; strong software design, architecture review, and coding skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field; ability to work on-site 5 days a week.
Nice to have
- Technical founder or founding engineer experience; familiarity with conversational or voice AI, or financial services technology.
- Articles, conference presentations, or open-source contributions related to AI or platform engineering.
Pay
USD 335,000 to 375,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Node.js, Python
AI focus
Encourages AI-first habits by building on current AI models and standardizing AI-assisted development tools.
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