Founding Engineer
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.
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.
Remote-friendly work environment.
Location And Work Model
Remote (US)
Full-time
Compensation, As The Posting Describes It
Equity
Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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