Senior Developer Experience Engineer

The Role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the internal engineering platform, release automation and tooling that help a growing group of engineers deliver faster. This is the first dedicated hire in the function, with a path toward technical leadership as it expands. You will work with several engineering groups to uncover bottlenecks and deliver practical fixes.

What You'll Do

Streamline build and deployment automation, workstation setups and in-house tools so engineers spend less time on friction.

Work with colleagues across platform, product, infrastructure, networking and security to find pain points and rank fixes by impact.

Assess AI coding assistants, define safe usage guardrails and measure their real effect on productivity.

Create engineering-productivity standards, written guides and operational playbooks that keep pace with headcount growth.

Serve as a senior technical voice who mentors future teammates and proposes better ways of working instead of only following a set plan.

What We're Looking For

Senior-level engineering background, including experience leading others and mentoring.

Several years at a high-growth startup through a period of fast scaling.

A history of creating shared platforms, engineering tools or core infrastructure.

A strong security mindset, particularly around delivery pipelines and server-side systems.

Proficiency in at least one contemporary server-side language, such as Go.

Hands-on work with scalable backend systems, networking concepts and large codebase management.

Working knowledge of Protocol Buffers.

Proven ability to partner with multiple engineering teams.

Willingness to work on-site part of the week in New York, NY or Washington, DC, or to relocate.

Current US work authorization.

Bonus Points

Experience at companies in later growth stages or through an IPO.

Health, Dental and Vision Coverage

Paid parental leave

Relocation support

Location and Work Model

Hybrid, New York, NY, United States (preferred) or Washington, DC, United States

Full-time

Compensation

Equity

Retirement plan with employer match

Flexible time off