Raydar
Staff Software Engineer
$280K–$380K
New York, New York · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
About the job
Lead hands-on engineering for new software offerings, from system design and product decisions through initial release and production operations, while guiding and coaching engineers.
What you'll do
- Lead system design and multi-quarter engineering plans for new offerings, and guide them from concept to release.
- Own production system stability, speed, and day-to-day operations.
- Coach experienced engineers and lead technical decisions as an individual contributor.
What they ask for
- Strong full-stack skills, particularly TypeScript and React.
- Hands-on AI experience or clear examples of using coding assistants to accelerate work.
- Owned design and product choices for a released customer-facing application; served as hands-on technical lead for a small group building a new product from scratch at a startup or growth-stage company.
- Can guide technical decisions through persuasion while remaining an individual contributor; has steered a well-regarded product from its early days and can explain technical topics to varied audiences.
Nice to have
- Background at an early-stage company creating software for developers.
Pay
USD 280,000 to 380,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
TypeScript, React
AI focus
Hands-on AI work or use of coding assistants to accelerate engineering work.
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