Founding Engineer Fast-growing AI software company New York $180k to $220k USD base a year Posted yesterday

raydar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals in office

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Raydar is a fast-growing AI software company hiring a founding engineer in New York City. The role involves building core runtime and backend services, designing mock data stores, and developing tooling for automated tests. You will connect the product to agent frameworks and enterprise systems, while contributing to the roadmap and engineering growth.

On-site, full-time, relocation assistance available. You’ll work across backend, frontend and cloud infra on a major public cloud, taking

Qualifications

• Broad generalist with high initiative and ability to work with minimal direction.
• Uses AI tools daily as part of regular work.
• Strong product judgment with opinions on what to build.
• Up to 5 years of experience, with no minimum required.

Responsibilities

• Build the core runtime, backend services and distributed systems.
• Design mock services and data stores for third‑party tools and internal systems.
• Create execution, verification and debugging tooling for automated tests.
• Connect the product with agent frameworks, model providers and enterprise systems.
• Work across backend, frontend and cloud infra on a major public cloud provider.
• Take features from design to production release.
• Support enterprise customers directly when needed.
• Help set the product roadmap and define engineering growth.

Skills

Generalist

Initiative

AI tools daily

Product judgment

Job description

# Founding EngineerFast-growing AI software company* LocationNew York* TypeFull-time* Posted28 October 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a fast-growing AI software company.## The roleRaydar 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.## 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.* Relocation assistance## 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## Compensation, as the posting describes it* Meals in officePay$180k to $220kUSD base a yearApply for this roleAfter you applyWe review every applicationStrong fits are invited to a 15-minute AI interview, then our team takes it from there.