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Founding Engineer

Raydar

Founding Engineer

Posted 14 Hours Ago

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Remote

Hiring Remotely in United States

155K-200K Annually

Entry level

Remote

Hiring Remotely in United States

155K-200K Annually

Entry level

Design and ship backend platform features in a distributed systems codebase, focusing on scalable server-side logic, reliability, and failure handling across major cloud providers. Support technical customers during purchasing decisions, create documentation, and help shape public interfaces and shared code. The role requires cloud engineering, container orchestration, relational database, and Rust or Go experience, along with strong communication, ownership, and startup experience.

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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.

- 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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