- Raydar
- San Francisco, CA
- Full-Time
- <72 Hours
- $231,000–$340,000 / year
Staff Software Engineer.
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Staff Software Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This staff-level software engineering role focuses on productivity-suite integrations and AI-assisted document editing.
- The Person:The person will set technical direction for productivity-suite integrations, build AI-assisted editing features, define APIs and interfaces, launch features, and coach other engineers.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has five or more years of core software engineering experience and experience creating systems for document comparisons, change tracking, or programmatic office document editing.
About the role
About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the technical direction of a productivity add-in and related suite integrations, owning designs from architecture through production launch. Build AI-assisted document editing features centered on clear, reviewable edits, while guiding other engineers on quality and developer experience.
What you'll do
- Set the technical direction for a productivity add-in and other productivity suite integrations.
- Build AI-assisted editing features, including automated rewrites, tracked changes and workflow automation.
- Partner with product, design, backend and adjacent engineering teams to define APIs and interfaces for AI-driven features.
- Design maintainable solutions across desktop and web versions of the host application, including manifests and version compatibility.
- Take features from architecture through production launch with polished interactions and robust error handling.
- Coach fellow engineers and keep the quality bar high across code and developer tooling.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Typically five or more years of experience as a core software engineer.
- Hands-on background creating a system that generates comparisons, change tracking or programmatic office document file editing.
- Experience at large-scale technology companies or fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- A track record of owning hard technical problems and shipping high-performance products that users depend on.
- Ability to lead technical work in a fast-moving, high-intensity environment.
Bonus points
- Previously released add-ins for productivity software using a JavaScript-based add-in API.
- Experience with enterprise software products.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 231,000 to 340,000 per year
Location and work model
- San Francisco, United States
- New York, United States
- Toronto, Canada
- Chicago, United States
- Hybrid, in-person
- Full-time

