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# Founding Software Engineer

- **Company:** Raydar, Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Python (Programming Language), Operational Databases, Computational Geometry, TypeScript, Backend
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_68e5755d

## About the Role

What we are looking for

 * At least two years of experience shipping production software as a full-stack or product engineer.

 * A record of independently delivering high-quality products at a fast-growing startup.

 * Strong TypeScript skills and backend experience with Python or Go.

 * Sound judgment in data modeling, architecture, and understanding user needs.

 * Initiative and the ability to work through ambiguity, set goals, and move quickly.

 * Eligibility to work on ITAR-controlled projects and willingness to work onsite in Los Angeles full time. Visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Bonus points

 * Experience with manufacturing systems, industrial automation, or hardware.

 * Familiarity with CAD, computational geometry, simulation, or 3D environments.

 * Experience as an early or founding engineer, or building a product used by real customers.

## Description

Join as a founding software engineer and build the systems that connect materials, equipment, and production decisions. You will shape the architecture and product direction of a new platform, turning physical operations into useful data and reliable software.

What you will do

 * Build full-stack tools for supply chain, pricing, quoting, inventory, and production operations.

 * Design backend systems and data models that represent real manufacturing processes.

 * Develop simulation capabilities using production data to model physical behavior.

 * Integrate equipment telemetry, robotics, and factory automation into operational software.

 * Work with hardware and automation engineers to define problems, choose priorities, and ship complete solutions.

 * Own product outcomes and improve systems through direct feedback from their users.