Raydar
Senior AI Engineer
$170K–$210K
San Francisco, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years as a product engineer at an AI-focused startup.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree from a US university in a technical field such as computer science, math or physics.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizen, required for security clearance eligibility.
About the job
Own the design and delivery of production AI infrastructure, including agent systems and controls, while contributing to product engineering and on-call coverage.
What you'll do
- Rebuild core AI infrastructure and develop a context-aware data layer and configurable agent platform.
- Build a model-agnostic inference layer with access controls and predictable, rule-based workflows.
- Contribute to full-stack product work and on-call duties, and partner with co-founders on technical direction.
What they ask for
- 3+ years as a product engineer at an AI-focused startup, with a record of releasing AI-powered products.
- Hands-on delivery of LLM applications, including multi-step agents, retrieval systems, and evaluation tooling.
- Strong engineering fundamentals and proficiency in TypeScript and Python.
- Bachelor's degree from a US university in a technical field; U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility.
Nice to have
- Experience building AI products for defense or government customers.
- Exposure to domain-specific AI platforms with graph-based context, multiple model providers, and policy enforcement.
Pay
USD 170,000 to 210,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
TypeScript, Python
AI focus
Build and operate production AI infrastructure, including configurable autonomous agents, retrieval and evaluation systems, a context-aware data layer, and model-agnostic inference with access controls and rule-based workflows.
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