Full-Stack Product Engineer Automotive software company Austin, Texas $200k to $260k USD base a year Posted yesterday

raydar; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Raydar, an automotive software company, is hiring a Full-Stack Product Engineer to build and ship full-stack features for a new North American product line. You’ll work from customer conversations to production code, taking responsibility for how the product performs in users’ hands.

You’ll prototype quickly with AI tools and Python, then refactor strongest prototypes in a statically typed language. This on-site role is based in Austin, TX, with five days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proven record of end-to-end feature shipping and ownership.
• Full-stack experience across backend and frontend with a backend-first approach.
• Hands-on history of prototyping with AI coding assistants.

Responsibilities

• Build and release full-stack features from idea to production with a backend-first approach.
• Engage with body shops, estimators and parts managers to understand workflows and improve processes.
• Prototype quickly with AI tools and Python, then rewrite strongest prototypes in a statically typed language.
• Ensure product area performance is measured and balanced against build costs.
• Automate manual tasks for estimators and parts teams with AI-powered assistants.

Skills

Software engineering

Full-stack

AI-assisted coding

Product delivery

Rust

Tools

Python

Job description

# Full-Stack Product EngineerAutomotive software company* LocationAustin, Texas* TypeFull-time* Posted27 October 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is an automotive software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build and ship full-stack features for a new North American product line, working from customer conversations to production code and taking responsibility for how well the product performs once it reaches users.## What you'll do* **Build and release full-stack** features from first idea to production, with a backend-first approach.* Spend time with body shops, estimators and parts managers to understand where their daily processes break down, then shape the next thing to build.* Prototype quickly with AI tools and Python, then rebuild the strongest prototypes in a statically typed language.* Stay accountable for how well your product area performs in usage and returns, and weigh its benefit against the cost of building it.* Bring estimators and parts teams from hand-done tasks to automated assistants that act under human oversight, winning their confidence on critical repair jobs.## What we're looking for* Proven record of shipping features end to end and owning whether they succeeded.* Evidence of product judgment as an engineer, having shaped what gets built rather than only implementing a specification.* Full-stack experience across backend and frontend, with a backend lean welcome.* Hands-on history of quickly creating early versions of software using AI coding assistants.* **5+ years** of experience in software engineering.## Bonus points* Early engineer or founder experience at a startup, combined with time at a strong engineering organization.* Experience building products for consumers or non-technical businesses.* Experience with statically typed languages and production use of Rust.* A genuine interest in customer-facing work and in what users need.## Location and work model* Austin, Texas, United States* On-site* 5 days in-office per week* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* EquityPay$200k to $260kUSD 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.