Senior Product Engineer
Listed on 2026-08-05
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Software Development
Backend Developer, AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Full Stack Developer, Front End Developer
Senior Product Engineer
Location
- Palo Alto, CA (Onsite – 5 Days per Week)
Compensation - $180,000 – $250,000 Base + Competitive Equity
Visa
- Visa Sponsorship Available
Company Stage
- Early-Stage AI Startup
Industry - AI, Legal Tech, Enterprise Software, LLM Applications, Workflow Automation
About the Company
The company is building an AI-powered legal technology platform that transforms one of the most complex and high-impact professional workflows by combining experienced domain experts with modern AI systems.
Its platform leverages large language models, AI-assisted workflows, and automation to help legal professionals manage complex case work, streamline document preparation, and improve operational efficiency across high-volume legal processes.
Backed by leading venture investors and led by an experienced founding team, the company is rapidly scaling its engineering organization while maintaining a high engineering bar and AI-native development culture. Engineers own products end-to-end—from backend architecture and APIs to frontend experiences and AI-powered product capabilities.
As a Senior Product Engineer, you'll work directly with the founders and internal domain experts to build AI-powered software that solves meaningful real-world problems while shipping production features at startup speed.
This is a rare opportunity to join an early-stage AI company where every engineer directly shapes product strategy, engineering culture, and customer impact while building software used in high-stakes real-world workflows.
What You'll Do
- Own product features end-to-end across backend services, frontend applications, and AI-powered workflows
- Design and build scalable APIs, backend services, and production application architecture
- Design database schemas and backend systems supporting production applications
- Build AI-powered product features leveraging LLMs and machine learning models
- Develop user-facing experiences using modern frontend technologies
- Partner directly with internal domain experts to understand workflows and rapidly build solutions
- Build production-grade software using AI-assisted development tools
- Collaborate closely with founders to shape product direction and engineering priorities
- Prototype new product capabilities rapidly and iterate based on user feedback
- Design scalable backend infrastructure supporting AI-powered workflows
- Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers through engineering best practices
- Contribute across the full technology stack whenever needed
Ideal Candidate Background
Experience Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Full-Stack Software Engineer or Product Engineer
- Experience building and shipping production software end-to-end
- Experience working at a high-growth startup, leading technology company, or as a founding engineer
- Experience owning product features from concept through production deployment
- Experience building customer-facing software products
- Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring junior engineers
- Experience collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders
- Startup experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-ownership environments
Technical Requirements
- Strong Python engineering skills
- Experience building backend services using FastAPI or similar backend frameworks
- Strong PostgreSQL and relational database experience
- Comfortable working across frontend and backend systems
- Experience building AI/LLM-powered applications
- Daily user of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex
- Strong API design and backend architecture fundamentals
- Experience building scalable production software
- Familiarity with React, Type Script, or modern frontend frameworks
- Strong debugging, testing, and software engineering best practices
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field preferred
- Strong academic background from a top engineering program preferred
- Top-20 Computer Science program strongly preferred for candidates with fewer than 5 years of experience
Soft Skills
- Strong product mindset
- High ownership mentality
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong collaboration with technical and non-technical…
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