Full-Stack Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the product layer of a hardware-connected software platform, spanning backend services, live media delivery and user-facing applications. The role involves setting early technical direction and delivering complete features that customers can operate without engineering support. What you'll do

• Deliver the complete user experience across a wearable device, backend services and a companion application.
• Build and tune a live media streaming pipeline that stays within strict latency limits.
• Own backend APIs and the data layer, keeping them dependable, observable and ready to scale.
• Create client applications that let users configure, oversee and get started with the product.
• Set up the deployment and release process so new builds reach devices in the field safely.
• Shape product architecture and engineering practices as the team grows.
• Act as a cross-stack generalist, tracing issues from the user interface through the backend to the device.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• 2 to 5 years of experience launching new products with real users, from first build onward.
• End-to-end ownership of full applications, covering backend, APIs, data layer and the client users interact with.
• Early-stage startup or founding engineer experience, or background in a similarly high-intensity engineering culture.
• Hands-on work with live audio or video delivery and other time-sensitive data paths.
• Experience integrating AI or LLM-based features into a product.
• Strong computer science or engineering foundation, or an equivalent record of shipping.
• Full-stack ability on a modern cloud stack, including TypeScript and PostgreSQL.
• Ability to make sound, scalable architectural decisions independently.
• Willingness to work on-site five days per week.

Bonus points

• Background with media-intensive platforms or performance-sensitive systems.
• Exposure to industrial settings.
• Interest in frontend, design or UX craft.
• A history of releasing apps to consumer app stores, native or cross-platform.
• Relevant big-company experience on a closely related team, combined with a builder mindset such as founding or side projects.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 180,000 to 240,000 per year
• Equity Location and work model
• San Francisco, CA, United States
• On-site, 5 days per week
• Full-time