Founding Product Engineer

Full-Stack Product Engineer

Liftoff is a hiring and networking platform that enables you to find incredible opportunities and talent, through people you trust. We're building a social product that combines AI and human insight to help people find the work and people that truly fit.

We've raised $10.2M from top investors, have over 180 companies using Liftoff to hire including Granola, Ramp, Clay and Loom, and a growing network of more than 10k leaders using Liftoff to connect the best people in their networks. Backed by top investors like Forerunner and Village Global, we're growing fast, have a product people love, and are building the future of how people connect.

We're seeking a full-stack product engineer to join our team who is passionate about creating exceptional, best-in-class product experiences, and is fluent in AI-assisted development.

The Opportunity

• Build a new-to-the-world AI-native social platform for discovering work and people
• Shape the product and tech strategy for the company
• Work in a high ownership, collaborative team
• Help establish our engineering brand and culture

The Ideal Person

A full-stack engineer who is passionate about building delightful, engaging and performant experiences for users and enjoys spanning strategy (what to build) and execution.

Excellent product intuition – knows what good looks like when it comes to a best-in-class consumer product. Experience building products at scale, as well as in early-stage startups.

Ownership mindset – energized by owning features end-to-end, and thrives with autonomy and trust to drive things forward

Fluent in AI-assisted development - using Claude Code, Cursor or other tools as part of their daily workflow; continuously exploring new AI-driven tools and workflows

Prototyping ability - ability to quickly mock up what an experience could look and feel like so we can learn from it quickly

Experience building consumer apps: social apps, trust-based marketplaces (e.g. Airbnb, Lyft, Uber) or prosumer workflow tools is a plus

Passion for people or team-building is a plus

Located in New York City and interested in working a hybrid or fully in-person schedule

They'll be joining a driven, experienced, and incredibly human team that is passionate about building a better future for talent and opportunity matchmaking.