Product Engineer, Consumer

1 day ago

Palo Alto, CA, USAMid Level

Base Salary

$200k - $350k/yr

Responsibilities

Define product positioning and scope features into the smallest complete version worth shipping.
Design consumer experiences including onboarding flows, activation journeys, interfaces, and product copy.
Build frontend and backend systems using TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js.
Implement APIs, SQL data models, authentication, payments, and subscriptions.
Set up product analytics, experiments, and monitoring to measure engagement and retention.
Deploy and maintain reliable applications, debug production issues, and incorporate user feedback.
Ship polished MVPs or substantial product iterations in approximately 3 to 7 days.
Use product and retention signals to decide what to improve, change, or discontinue.

At least 3 years of experience shipping consumer products end to end from concept through production.
Experience building and shipping products in an early-stage startup or through independent product work, with evidence of real users.
Production experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, APIs, SQL databases, and data modeling.
Hands-on experience implementing authentication, payments, subscriptions, and deploying and debugging production applications.
Experience designing consumer interfaces and using analytics and experiments to understand engagement and retention.
Comfort using AI development tools while maintaining sound architecture and code quality.
Background in consumer products, social apps, communication tools, or cross-platform development is valuable.
Familiarity with PostHog or similar tools is useful.