Product Engineer

About the company Our client is a fast-growing software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the delivery of user-facing product features from first prototype through production release, working across the frontend, backend and AI-enabled functionality. Collaborate daily with company leadership and end users to decide what to build next, with a strong focus on polished, intuitive interfaces. What you'll do - Take ownership of product areas from discovery and design prototypes through to shipping production-quality features. - Build across the full stack, with particular care for clear and intuitive user experiences. - Collaborate with leadership and users to surface problems, question assumptions and prioritize the roadmap using real usage and feedback. - Design system architecture, data models and interfaces, and decide where standard application logic or AI-driven approaches fit best. - Shape interface and interaction design, adapting proven patterns from well-regarded products. - Write concise product requirement documents, prototype to validate technical feasibility, and follow through on rollout, bug fixes, usability and performance. - Try out AI tools in day-to-day engineering and operations, and turn the effective ones into shared team habits. Requirements What we're looking for - Background as a full-stack engineer at an early-stage company, or as a founder. - Track record as a design-minded engineer, or time spent at companies with a strong design reputation. - Current, hands-on full-stack development skills, including JavaScript and TypeScript. - Well-developed taste in interface and user experience design, demonstrated through a portfolio, personal site or shipped work. - Ease engaging with users to understand their needs and shape the flows they use. - Ability to be in the office in New York, NY, 4 to 5 days per week. Bonus points - Familiarity with business-to-business AI products or a specialized domain such as finance, insurance, legal or compliance. - Prior founding-team experience or a mix of engineering and product management work. - For early-career candidates, a degree from a highly regarded university program. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 200,000 to 250,000 per year - Equity - Relocation support Location and work model - New York, NY, United States - On-site, 4 to 5 days per week in the office - Full-time