Staff Software Engineer

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Guide the technical direction of a document-editing plug-in and related integrations, owning design decisions from early architecture through production release. This senior role suits an engineer with years of hands-on experience delivering browser-hosted plug-ins at scale, who will also coach other engineers and partner closely with product, design and backend colleagues.

What you'll do

• Guide the technical direction of a document-editing plug-in and sibling integrations for a productivity suite.
• Build AI-assisted editing features covering automated document rewrites, reviewable markup and rule-based review automation.
• Coordinate API and interface decisions with product, design, server-side and document engine colleagues.
• Architect dependable code that runs across desktop platforms and the web, managing host differences and version compatibility.
• Take features from design through production release, with polished interactions and graceful failure handling.
• Extend work into adjacent email integrations and help design next-generation AI interfaces across the company's productivity tools.
• Coach fellow engineers and set high standards for quality and developer tooling.

What we're looking for

• Usually five or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven delivery of production plug-ins built with a JavaScript add-in framework at scale.
• Background at large technology companies or fast-moving, high-growth startups.
• Solid front-end engineering skills in TypeScript or JavaScript, along with markup and styling.
• Working knowledge of host-application plug-in architecture, API version sets, configuration files and multi-platform constraints.
• Demonstrated success delivering fast, refined software that users depend on every day.

Bonus points

• Familiarity with document engines, open document XML formats or change-tracking and revision markup.
• Background in enterprise software or SaaS products.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: $231K - $340K

Location and work model

• San Francisco, CA, United States; New York, NY, United States; Toronto, ON, Canada; or Chicago, IL, United States
• Hybrid, with in-office hubs in these cities
• Remote may be considered for exceptional candidates, depending on location
• Full-time