Product Engineer - Remote

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About Blackbird Health</strong></p> <p></p> <p>Blackbird Health is clinician-founded, owned, and operated by dedicated professionals. We believe that providing the best care for children starts with building the best possible team. We deliver virtual and in-person mental health services across Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey—and we’re growing into new markets in 2026.</p> <p>At Blackbird, we take a whole-child approach, looking at how the brain, body, and behavior interact to address the root causes of challenges, not just the symptoms. Every role matters here, and you’ll join a collaborative, supportive, and innovative team that’s shaping the future of pediatric mental health care. If you’re passionate about helping children and families while growing your career, Blackbird is the place to make an impact.</p> <p>Join us and help change mental health care for children for the better!</p></div><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Position Summary</strong></p> <p>Blackbird Health is looking to hire a Product Engineer—a role we define as a founder-in-residence for our engineering teams. You are not just a developer who picks up tickets; you are a product thinker who writes world-class code. Sitting at the intersection of Engineering, Product, and Design, you will own features from the back of the napkin idea to production deployment and user feedback.</p> <p>This role is for a Senior Engineer on the cusp of Principal level who wants to exercise their product and program management muscles. You will work directly with clinical stakeholders to define the what and the why, then architect and build the how. If you are a former founder, a technical PM who misses coding, or an engineer who is tired of building the wrong things, this role is for you.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>What makes you, you:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1.5 [li_&]:gap-1.5 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-2 pl-8 mb-3"> <li><strong>Product-Minded Builder:</strong> You don't wait for a spec. You ask, Who is this for? and What problem are we solving? before writing a single line of code.</li> <li><strong>Full-Stack Polymath:</strong> You are as comfortable discussing database schema design as you are tweaking CSS animations or setting up analytics events.</li> <li><strong>Ownership Extremist:</strong> You view it works on my machine as a failure. You own the outcome, not just the output.</li> <li><strong>Communication Bridge:</strong> You speak Doctor, Designer, and Engineer fluently, translating clinical needs into technical specifications.</li> <li><strong>Pragmatic Perfectionist:</strong> You know when to ship a v1 to get feedback and when to build robust, scalable architecture for the long haul.</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>How you'll make an impact:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1.5 [li_&]:gap-1.5 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-2 pl-8 mb-3"> <li><strong>End-to-End Feature Ownership:</strong> Lead the development of complex features (e.g., a new intake workflow or provider dashboard) from concept to launch.</li> <li><strong>Product Definition:</strong> Collaborate with the Product & Engineering leadership to define requirements, user flows, and success metrics. You _<em>are</em>_ the Product Manager for your scope.</li> <li><strong>Technical Architecture:</strong> Design scalable, maintainable full-stack solutions (React, Node.js, Python) that integrate seamlessly with our EHR and AI services.</li> <li><strong>Program Management: </strong>Manage the timeline and delivery of your projects, coordinating across design, clinical ops, and other engineering squads.</li> <li><strong>User Feedback Loops:</strong> Watch clinicians use your software, look at the data, and iterate rapidly. You are responsible for the success of the feature, not just the code.</li> <li><strong>Mentorship:</strong> Elevate the team's product sense, teaching junior engineers how to think about user value and business impact.</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>The basics you'll need:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1.5 [li_&]:gap-1.5 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-2 pl-8 mb-3"> <li>8+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with a track record of shipping complex web/mobile applications from scratch.</li> <li>Principal Level Technical Depth: Ability to architect systems, choose the right tools, and debug complex production issues independently.</li> <li>Product/Program Experience: Demonstrated experience managing projects, defining roadmaps, or working in a role where you had significant product influence (e.g., Founder, Technical PM).</li> <li>Modern Stack Proficiency: Expert in React/TypeScript, Node.js/Python, and cloud infrastructure (GCP, CDN, IAP).</li> <li>Data Fluency:…