Full-Stack Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $200K-$250K
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Industry
- Information Technology — 682 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
About the company
Our client is an early-stage AI-native commerce platform building a direct alternative to Shopify and the fragmented legacy commerce stack. The product bundles merchant tools into one system with an AI agent as the primary interface. Founded in 2025, the company has approximately 10 employees, more than 30,000 users, a substantial production codebase, and $7 million in funding.
The role and why it matters
You will join a small, product-led engineering team and own meaningful parts of the platform across the front end and back end. This is a high-agency role for an engineer who wants broad responsibility, works quickly with real customer feedback, and uses AI fluently to increase the speed and quality of delivery.
What you'll do
- Build across the stack and own features from technical design through production launch.
- Treat the front end as a product surface by understanding user behavior and improving the experience, not only implementing designs.
- Design and extend backend systems, APIs, data flows, and integrations that power an AI-native commerce platform.
- Use AI tools as a core part of the development workflow to automate work and accelerate iteration.
- Ship quickly, learn from real users, and improve the product based on direct feedback.
- Work closely with the founders and engineering teammates to make product and technical decisions.
- Take initiative on ambiguous problems without waiting for constant direction.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 2 or more years of professional experience as a full-stack software engineer.
- Strong ability across both backend and frontend development, with examples of features owned end to end.
- Experience at a high-caliber engineering organization, preferably a venture-backed startup or another product-led, high-growth company.
- Practical fluency with AI development tools and a track record of using them to scale or automate work.
- High agency, strong product sense, and a bias toward action.
- Clear communication and a collaborative approach to feedback and decision-making.
- A strong technical education, founder experience, or another record of exceptional technical achievement.
Bonus points
- Experience as a startup founder or early engineer.
- Personal projects or products that demonstrate curiosity and ownership.
- Experience with modern commerce, marketplace, or creator-economy products.
- Experience building AI-native product experiences.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- $200K-$250K base salary.
- Competitive equity.
- Company-paid relocation support, including travel to San Francisco.
- A paid one-day virtual work trial during the interview process.
Location and work model
- Full-time and on-site in San Francisco.
- Nontraditional startup hours; this is not a 9-to-5 position.
- Candidates must already be in the San Francisco Bay Area or be willing to relocate.
- Eligible visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers, may be supported.
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Raydar in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level III (experienced)Software Developers · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $137,093 | ~15% |
| Level II | $165,131 | ~31% |
| Level III | $193,149 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $221,187 | ~61% |
This job pays $200,000–$250,000 a year — that's Level III (experienced). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level III registration gets 3 entries; estimated selection chance about 46% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.