About this role
About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead a small engineering group while staying hands-on in the codebase, owning technical direction, team processes and delivery. The role blends architecture decisions for a performance-sensitive distributed system with mentoring, prioritization and hiring as the team grows.
What you'll do
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Lead the engineering team, review code and take ownership of team output.
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Make architectural decisions for a latency-sensitive distributed system.
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Establish engineering best practices and processes, and mentor engineers.
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Prioritize tasks so engineering work supports business objectives.
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Contribute directly to the codebase for roughly a quarter of your time.
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Hire a significant number of engineers over the next year.
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Partner with senior leadership on the engineering roadmap and own its execution.
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Improve developer productivity and system observability.
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Requirements
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What we're looking for
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Experience as a staff engineer or team lead who has guided a team through architectural and technical decisions.
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Prior experience managing several engineers at a fast-growing startup.
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A history of shipping demanding systems where performance and dependability mattered.
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Depth in cloud engineering and distributed systems.
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Backend development experience with Python and Postgres.
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Comfort contributing on the frontend when needed.
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Strong interpersonal skills and enjoyment of coordinating with others.
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Curiosity, attention to detail and a systems view of how an engineering organization works.
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Willingness to work on-site four days a week.
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Bonus points
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Background in a company building AI-driven conversational products.
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Benefits
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Compensation and benefits
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Base salary: USD 240,000 to 260,000 per year
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Equity
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Location and work model
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San Francisco, California, United States
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On-site, 4 days per week in office with 1 work-from-home day possible
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Full-time