Lead Product Engineer
Pragmatike · Remote · San Francisco · Sacramento · New York · Los Angeles · Boston · Seattle ·
COMPENSATION
$200k – $400k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US)
- Lead Founding Engineer
- 0 to 1 product focus
- Fluent English required
- Full-time position
Pragmatike is hiring on behalf of a technology firm building critical infrastructure for high-volume, real-time business operations. As a Lead Founding Product Engineer, you will drive the strategy for new product lines and establish the technical groundwork for future growth.
You will collaborate directly with executive, product, and customer teams to turn complex problems into differentiated products. This role involves defining architectures, setting engineering standards, and mentoring senior engineers in a fast-moving environment.
What you'll do
- Lead product engineering strategy for new initiatives from scratch
- Define system architectures and product development frameworks
- Guide cross-functional teams through discovery and delivery phases
- Translate customer problems into differentiated product solutions
- Establish engineering standards for emerging product teams
- Mentor senior product engineers and influence technical roadmap
What you'll need
- At least eight years of professional engineering experience
- Proven track record of leading products from concept to launch
- Strong technical and product judgment capabilities
- Leadership experience across engineering and product domains
- Excellent communication skills with customers and executives
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations
Nice to have
- Experience building AI or ML products
- Background in scale-up environments
- Previous founding or early-stage engineering experience
- History of building new product teams from the ground up
How you'll work
- Fully remote within the United States
- Full-time employment type
- Start date is as soon as possible
What you get
- Full benefit package included
- Competitive compensation structure
- Opportunity to influence architecture and culture
- Work on complex backend systems and large-scale integrations