# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** Raydar
- **Location:** New York City, NY, US (Not specified)
- **Salary:** Salary not disclosed
- **Contract:** Full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-28

## Job description

About the company
Our client is a fast-growing AI software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build core infrastructure and product features for a software platform, owning work from architecture through deployment while shaping technical direction and the product roadmap alongside company leadership. The role mixes deep engineering, product development and occasional customer-facing work.
What you'll do
- Build the core runtime, backend services and distributed systems that power the product.
- Design mock services and data stores that stand in for third-party tools and internal systems.
- Create execution, verification, replay and debugging tooling for automated test runs.
- Connect the product with agent frameworks, model providers and enterprise systems.
- Work across backend, frontend and cloud infrastructure on a major public cloud provider.
- Take features from initial design to production release.
- Support enterprise customers directly when needed.
- Help set the product roadmap and define how the engineering team grows.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Broad generalist who works with high initiative and needs little direction.
- Uses AI tools daily as part of regular work.
- Strong product judgment with clear, well-argued opinions about what to build.
- Track record of building software through side projects, open source contributions or shipped products.
- Up to 5 years of experience, with no minimum required.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year
- Relocation assistance
- Meals in office
Location and work model
- New York City, New York, United States
- On-site, in person, 5 to 6 days per week in the office
- Full-time

[Apply on the company site](https://www.joonow.com/en/job/founding-engineer-new-york-city-ny-3p4kdkzy44/apply)