Head of Product Engineering

We’re a team of dedicated experts creating a new way to commerce for the age of AI Shopping. fabric is on a mission to build the Agentic Commerce Infrastructure to help merchants grow, sell and optimize the commerce experience for everyone in today's AI-powered commerce landscape.

Headquartered in San Francisco, fabric was founded by a group of industry veterans determined to bring the same technical principles found at Amazon to retail. Leading retailers trust fabric to run their modern commerce business. No matter what field you are in, fabric has exciting opportunities for people passionate about making a difference and skilled at what they do!

Here are four questions you should ask yourself:

• Do I believe in fabric's mission?
• Do I prefer iteration, testing and learning over checklists?
• Am I excited to use AI to experiment and work efficiently?
• Am I motivated to disrupt e-commerce?

If the answer is yes, we want to talk to you!

Come build the future of commerce with us at fabric! We’re building the Agentic Commerce Infrastructure to help merchants grow, sell, and operate in today’s AI Commerce-powered shopping experience. Backed by top-tier investors and led by industry and AI veterans, our team is building foundational technology at the intersection of AI, commerce, and great user experience.

We move fast, experiment often, and ship production-grade software that powers real businesses. We’re looking for a hands‑on Product & Engineering Leader who will own the end‑to‑end building lifecycle (Why, What and How), and who thrives in the 0–1 environment and knows how to move a small team with speed and focus.

This is a rare opportunity to join as both a player and coach. You’ll report directly to the CEO and own Engineering and Product execution for a lean, high‑output team. You’ll lead by example, influencing the architecture, writing code and building proofs of concept. Your impact will be measured not just by what the team ships, but by the customer outcomes those products deliver.

If you’re energized by early‑stage environments, Agentic AI, passionate about commerce and excited to reimagine how commerce operates - this role is built for you.

• Lead and manage a quickly scaling team including engineering managers and senior ICs
• Partner with the CEO to set product, design & technical direction and translate strategy into crisp execution
• Foster a high‑trust, high‑ownership culture where engineers are empowered to move quickly, take initiative and own outcomes
• Hire and develop top engineering and AI talent as the team scales; build a team that is curious, customer‑aware and impact driven
• Implement and execute a scaled, AI‑first engineering process
• Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, and continuous improvement

Hands‑On Technical Leadership

• Be deeply engaged at the architecture and design level
• Design agentic harness, core systems and data flows underpinning the platform
• Build proofs of concept (POCs) for new AI‑driven capabilities and product ideas
• Write and review critical code paths and designs; hold a high bar for quality, scalability, and maintainability
• Design Agentic SDLC in partnership with the Head of Platform Engineering

Product & Execution

• Own both engineering and product execution in close partnership with the CEO
• Translate product vision into technical roadmaps and clear engineering milestones tied to customer outcomes
• Be a customer‑facing leader - engage directly with merchants and partners to understand pain points, validate solutions, and ensure what the team ships delivers real value
• Drive delivery, reliability, security, and scalability of production systems
• Lead development and deployment of cloud‑native systems on AWS
• Provide technical oversight…