Staff Product Engineer - AI-Native Developer Tools

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role

We're looking for a Staff Product Engineer to help set the technical direction for entirely new products.

This is a high-impact, hands-on individual contributor role for an engineer who has already taken exceptional products from 0→1, can operate effectively in highly ambiguous environments, and is comfortable owning decisions from architecture through production.

You'll be one of the company's key technical authorities, working directly with technical leadership to turn product and business strategy into real products.

This is not a people-management role. You'll remain deeply involved in designing and building software while influencing technical direction and raising engineering standards across the team.

What You'll Do

• Own and drive the architectural direction of new products
• Design and build next-generation AI-native developer tooling
• Take new products from 0→1, from initial problem definition through production
• Translate product and business strategy into technical roadmaps and execution plans
• Make important systems, architecture, and product engineering decisions
• Own production outcomes, including reliability, performance, and operational excellence
• Mentor senior engineers and raise technical standards across the team
• Work effectively in ambiguous problem spaces where both the problem and solution still need to be defined
• Help advance how the engineering organization uses AI and coding agents to build software

What We're Looking For

• 7–20 years of experience as a full-stack/product engineer
• Demonstrated experience owning 0→1 product builds end-to-end
• Proven experience designing, building, and deploying exceptional products in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
• Strong technical fundamentals across the full stack, particularly TypeScript and React
• Experience setting and shaping technical direction while remaining a hands-on individual contributor
• Experience taking technically complex products from an early stage through adoption and delivering an exceptional customer experience
• Applied AI experience and/or compelling experience using AI coding agents or agentic development workflows
• Strong architectural and systems-design capabilities
• Excellent communication and clarity of thought
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong judgment around technical and product trade-offs
• Comfort with significant ownership, ambiguity, and a fast-moving environment
• Ability to work in person 5 days/week in New York City

Especially Valuable

Experience at a developer tools or infrastructure startup building products for engineers is particularly valuable.

The strongest candidates will combine deep technical ability with product instincts: engineers who don't just build technically impressive systems, but understand the user, make thoughtful product decisions, and take responsibility for the quality of the final experience.

Compensation & Equity

Compensation depends on experience and fit, with additional flexibility for an exceptional candidate.

Location

This position requires 5 days/week in the office.

This is not a remote or hybrid position. Candidates outside NYC should be prepared to relocate.

Visa Sponsorship

The company can consider candidates with existing visa transfers, including applicable OPT or H-1B transfers.

The company cannot provide net-new visa sponsorship.