Product Engineer (Mid-Level)

About this role

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're a small, fast-moving AI startup in the talent acquisition space, and we're looking for a Mid-Level Product Engineer to join us in San Francisco. You'll contribute across the full stack — from polished user-facing experiences to robust backend services — working directly alongside founders, product, and design to ship features that matter. This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives in early-stage environments and wants to help shape both the product and the engineering culture from the ground up.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Own end-to-end product features from scoping and design through to production deployment.

- Design APIs and data models; implement both frontend and backend code.

- Ship user-facing experiences that balance usability and performance, iterating based on user feedback and metrics.

- Integrate AI/LLM capabilities into core product flows to make intelligent features reliable and useful for end users.

- Design and implement scalable backend services, data schemas, and operational tooling (CI/CD, monitoring, testing).

- Collaborate directly with founders, product, and design to prioritize work and define success metrics.

- Participate in architecture and roadmap discussions, making pragmatic tradeoffs appropriate for early-stage growth.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Must-haves:

- 2–8 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping user-facing products.

- Strong full-stack skills: TypeScript and React/Next.js on the frontend; Python or Node.js on the backend.

- Experience with PostgreSQL and cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).

- Practical, production-grade experience integrating LLMs or other AI services into applications (engineering focus, not research).

- Comfort operating in small teams with limited process, high ambiguity, and the need to move fluidly between frontend, backend, and DevOps tasks.

- Ability to design and implement end-to-end features including API design, data models, and deployment to production.

Nice-to-haves:

- Experience with API design, real-time systems, and scaling high-throughput applications.

- Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Cursor or similar tools).

- Experience delivering multi-tenant or enterprise-ready systems.

- Background in regulated industries (healthcare, fintech, legal) or building internal tools for complex domains.

- Strong product sense — ability to translate user problems into practical, measurable solutions.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

- Salary: $150,000 – $300,000 USD annually, depending on experience.

- Early-stage equity opportunity.

- Visa sponsorship: Not available.

LOCATION

This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. Remote work is not available for this position.