Full Stack Software Engineer Fast-growing software company Palo Alto, California $200k to $300k USD base a year Posted yesterday

raydar; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Raydar is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer in Palo Alto to build and ship production-grade web applications, backend services, and AI-powered tooling across the stack. You will partner closely with scientists, designers and infrastructure specialists, owning features from idea through release.

As an early engineer, you will shape system design for growth, drive quality through testing and CI/CD, and create reusable tooling for AI-enabled workflows in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or STEM from a top-tier university.
• Strong Python and TypeScript programming skills.
• Experience building agent systems or AI-powered applications.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship production-grade web applications and backend services.
• Take features from idea through prototype, release and improvement driven by feedback.
• Design scalable architectures to handle growth in load and usage.
• Collaborate with researchers, designers and infrastructure partners to balance product goals with feasibility.
• Establish testing, CI/CD and release practices to maintain quality.
• Create tooling that enables engineers to work with AI-powered systems more easily.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

# Full Stack Software EngineerFast-growing software company* LocationPalo Alto, California* TypeFull-time* Posted31 October 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a fast-growing software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as an early engineer working across the whole stack, shipping software and tooling that bring advanced machine learning work into real use. You will partner closely with scientists, designers and infrastructure specialists and own features from first idea through release.## What you'll do* **Build and operate production-grade web applications**, backend services, client libraries and reusable code packages.* Take features from an early idea through prototype, release and continued improvement driven by feedback.* Convert experimental research results into dependable product functionality and clean interfaces for engineers.* **Shape system design** and plan for growth in load and usage.* **Work with research**, design and infrastructure partners to balance product goals with technical feasibility.* **Set and maintain quality standards**, including automated testing, CI/CD, documentation and release practices.* **Create tools that let** colleagues and outside engineers work with AI-powered systems more easily.## What we're looking for* Strong technical fundamentals, including concurrency, architecture and a deep understanding of how software works, with a natural AI-first approach to engineering.* Product mindset and the technical skill to take requirements from customers or researchers and deliver a working end-to-end solution.* Hands-on experience building and shipping complete agent systems, beyond simple LLM API integrations or single components.* A mix of experience in a large technology company with mature codebases and in early-stage or research settings with ambiguity.* A degree in computer science or another highly technical STEM field from a top-tier university.* Genuine curiosity about building agents, shown through side projects or open-source contributions.* Proficiency with Python and TypeScript.## Bonus points* Background creating tooling or reusable software components for other engineers.## Location and work model* Palo Alto, CA, United States* On-site, 5 days per week in office* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* EquityPay$200k to $300kUSD base a year