# Founding Software Engineer

> Raydar · New York, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-12

**Salary:** USD 150,000–250,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

About the company

Our client is an early-stage software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as one of the earliest engineers and take on a broad mix of backend and user-facing work. Partner closely with customers to turn their goals into working production software, and help establish the technical standards and working culture of a small team.

What you'll do

\- Build internal tooling that measures how software performs and gives the team quick feedback on results.

\- Develop scalable data infrastructure that supports dedicated and shared hosting setups at large volumes.

\- Take automated, AI-driven applications from design through release for important accounts.

\- Design a shared layer of organizational knowledge that the applications can draw on.

\- Help set the culture and quality expectations for both the product and the team.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- A background at a fast-growing technology firm with a demanding engineering culture, or earlier work as a founder or early engineer at a startup that gained real momentum.

\- Hands-on work in at least one backend language and one frontend language, such as Python and TypeScript.

\- Comfort using AI coding assistants and agent-based tooling in daily development.

\- Skill in planning and shipping software that spans several layers of an application.

\- Solid experience building services and data pipelines, whether backend-focused or full-stack.

\- A strong computer science or related academic background, or standout engineering experience in place of a degree from a leading program.

\- Roughly 3 or more years of professional experience.

\- U.S. work authorization and the ability to work on-site five days a week.

Bonus points

\- Experience building payment systems or agent-based architectures.

\- Sharp instincts for troubleshooting issues in production environments.

\- Ambition and a history of quick advancement to senior or staff level.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year

\- Equity

Location and work model

\- New York, New York, United States

\- On-site, 5 days per week in office

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/F286DD8D8D/apply)

---
Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)