About the company
Our client is a healthcare company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as the most senior hands-on engineer, shaping the technical direction of a consumer-facing software platform in a regulated space. The work combines writing production code, owning architecture across several product areas and partnering with executive leadership on priorities. It also involves guiding a distributed team and building out a compact in-house group.
What you'll do
- Write production code for the most demanding problems while owning architecture across several product areas.
- Work side by side with the chief executive to convert business priorities into practical technical plans.
- Decide on product direction independently, without needing detailed specification documents.
- Manage the handover of work from an external offshore group to an in-house team.
- Set coding standards, peer review habits and quality practices for the engineering function.
- Champion the use of AI tooling across the company to move the roadmap forward faster.
- Shape hiring and structure for a new, small in-country engineering group over the coming year.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 6+ years of software engineering experience.
- Production full-stack experience with TypeScript and AWS.
- Recent hands-on time in a startup as a senior or founding-level engineer; large-company experience is welcome alongside it.
- Track record as a Staff or Principal-level individual contributor who owns systems from design through delivery.
- Experience shipping software in regulated settings such as fintech or healthcare, including HIPAA compliance.
- Practical experience putting AI and LLM features into production.
- Experience directing remote or offshore engineers.
- Public code or side projects that show your craft.
- Strong product instincts and comfort making UX and feature choices on your own.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 250,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- Hybrid, 3 days per week in office
- Full-time
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