Senior Product Engineer

Recruiting From Scratch
  • New York
  • Remote
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

     
    Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.

    Senior Product Engineer

    Location - New York City, NY - (On-site – 5 Days Per Week)

    Compensation - $200,000 – $300,000 Base + Competitive Equity

    Visa - Visa Sponsorship Not Available

    Company Stage - Series B ($45M+ Raised)

    Industry - Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence, AI Coding Agents, CI/CD Infrastructure, Software Development, Enterprise SaaS, DevTools

    About the Company

    The company is building one of the fastest-growing developer infrastructure platforms, helping engineering teams dramatically accelerate software development through modern CI infrastructure and AI-powered developer tooling.

    Its platform powers continuous integration and developer workflows for more than 3,000 engineering organizations while expanding into the next generation of AI-native coding agents, automated debugging, and developer productivity tools. Engineers use the platform daily to build, test, debug, and ship software faster through intelligent automation and high-performance infrastructure.

    Backed by GV, Peak XV, and leading technology investors with over $45M in funding, the company has rapidly reached approximately $10M ARR in under two years while growing more than 5x in 2026. With a lean engineering team of roughly 37 people, the company operates with exceptional product velocity and founder-level ownership.

    As a Senior Product Engineer, you'll own entire product surfaces from ideation through launch, partnering directly with founders to build AI-powered developer products used daily by software engineers. You'll make architectural decisions across the full stack while rapidly shipping new products that define the future of AI-assisted software development.

    This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing AI-native developer tooling companies where Product Engineers own product strategy, engineering execution, customer feedback, and technical architecture from day one.

    What You'll Do

    • Own entire product surfaces from concept through production deployment
    • Design, build, and ship new AI-powered developer products from 0-to-1
    • Work directly with founders to validate ideas and rapidly bring products to market
    • Build next-generation AI coding agents and developer productivity tools
    • Make architectural and systems design decisions across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
    • Develop polished user experiences for developers using React, TypeScript, Go, and modern web technologies
    • Prototype and iterate on AI-powered workflows including coding agents, debugging tools, and developer assistants
    • Build APIs, SDKs, and developer-facing platform capabilities
    • Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and product leadership
    • Translate customer feedback into product improvements and new features
    • Balance rapid product iteration with scalable engineering practices
    • Champion engineering excellence across product architecture, developer experience, and product quality

    Ideal Candidate Background

    Experience Requirements

    • 5+ years of Product Engineering or Full-Stack Software Engineering experience
    • Experience building and shipping products from 0-to-1
    • Experience working at high-growth startups or scale-ups
    • Experience owning products from ideation through launch
    • Experience building developer-facing products or developer tools
    • Strong startup ownership mentality with demonstrated product execution
    • Experience collaborating closely with founders, product, and engineering leadership
    • Experience making architectural decisions across full-stack applications
    • Experience rapidly shipping customer-facing software products
    • Previous experience working on AI-powered products or developer tooling strongly preferred

    Technical Requirements

    • Strong full-stack engineering skills across frontend and backend development
    • Expert-level React, TypeScript, and modern frontend development experience
    • Strong backend engineering experience with Go or similar backend technologies
    • Experience designing scalable APIs, SDKs, and developer-facing platforms
    • Strong systems design and software architecture capabilities
    • Experience building AI-powered applications or integrating LLM workflows
    • Familiarity with CI/CD infrastructure and developer productivity tools
    • Strong understanding of modern software engineering workflows
    • Experience rapidly prototyping and iterating on customer-facing products
    • Ability to independently own complex technical product decisions

    Education

    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or another technical discipline preferred
    • Strong engineering background with demonstrated product ownership
    • Exceptional startup engineers with outstanding product execution considered
    • Competitive programming, open-source contributions, or notable engineering accomplishments are a strong plus

    Soft Skills

    • Outstanding product thinking
    • Strong engineering ownership
    • Excellent communication skills
    • High execution mentality
    • Comfortable operating with ambiguity
    • Strong cross-functional collaboration
    • Startup mindset with high execution velocity
    • Structured systems thinker
    • Passion for developer tools and AI-powered software development
    • Continuous learner with deep technical curiosity

    Compensation & Benefits

    • Base Salary: $200,000 – $300,000
    • Competitive Equity Package
    • On-site work model (5 days/week in New York City)
    • Opportunity to build next-generation AI-powered developer products
    • Direct collaboration with founders and engineering leadership
    • Significant ownership across product architecture and engineering
    • High-impact startup culture with exceptional career growth
    • Well-funded Series B company backed by leading venture firms
    • Opportunity to shape the future of developer productivity and AI-assisted software engineering

    Why Join

    This is an opportunity to build products that redefine how software engineers write, debug, and ship code.

    You'll work at the intersection of developer tooling, AI coding agents, software architecture, product engineering, distributed systems, and modern software development while building products used daily by thousands of engineering teams.

    As a Senior Product Engineer, you'll own products from idea to launch, work directly alongside founders, make critical technical decisions, and help define the future of AI-native developer tooling.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew York (
    Remote
    )
    Websiterecruitingfromscratch.com

    Skills

    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Architectural Servicesunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agentsunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • Debugging Toolsunmatched
    • Distributed Computingunmatched
    • Engineeringunmatched
    • Fundingunmatched
    • Infrastructure Softwareunmatched
    • Internet Technologyunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Open Source Programming Languagesunmatched
    • Product Demonstrationunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Product Shipmentsunmatched
    • Product Strategyunmatched
    • Programming Toolsunmatched
    • Prototypingunmatched
    • Software Architectureunmatched
    • Software Architecture Designunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • User Interface Designunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched

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