# Founding Engineer

> Raydar · United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-06

**Salary:** USD 155,000–200,000

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

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

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/AE721579CB/apply)

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