Member of Technical Staff - Product Engineer

Job Description

Job DescriptionAbout the Role

This is a full-stack product engineering role at a well-funded AI/ML company focused on building intelligent tools that help people think, reason, and create. You'll work at the 0-to-1 stage — owning product direction, shipping across the entire stack, and bridging deep customer empathy with hands-on engineering.

What You'll Do

• Shape product direction and drive 0-to-1 development across the full stack.

• Conduct user interviews and shadow users to surface real, unspoken needs.

• Build and tear down rough prototypes rapidly to validate product ideas.

• Collect and synthesize feedback from internal and external users to guide iteration.

• Assemble clean code abstractions that enable fast iteration, and remove code that doesn't serve product-market fit.

• Ship backend and frontend features across multiple interfaces — web, CLI, IDE, and more.

• Partner with product design to transform promising ideas into polished features.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in full-stack product engineering roles.

• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript; hands-on experience with React/TypeScript is a strong plus.

• Demonstrated ability to build 0-to-1 software products from scratch.

• Strong computer science fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving — ideally backed by a CS, Math, or related degree.

• Experience talking to users, understanding customer needs, and translating them into product decisions.

• Comfort navigating ambiguity and delivering independently without heavy direction.

• Background as a founding engineer or former founder is a significant plus.

• Experience at companies with strong or highly technical engineering cultures (e.g., in areas like fintech, AI research, or quantitative finance).

• Contributions to open-source projects, developer tooling, or products built for engineers is a bonus.

• Strong communication skills — able to explain complex ideas clearly and ask sharp questions.

• Ability to write high-quality, well-tested production code.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $170,000 – $350,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

Hybrid role based in Los Angeles, CA. On-site presence required 3 days per week (5 days per week for the first 3 months).