Product Engineer, Consumer
- Palo Alto, United States
- Remote
- $200K – $350K /yr
- Mid Level
- 3+ years
- Posted
Skills
Required
- consumer products / social apps / communication tools / cross-platform development
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- APIs
- authentication
- payments
- subscriptions
- analytics
- experiments
- SQL databases
- data modeling
- PostHog
Preferred
- SQL
- data models
Own the full lifecycle of consumer products, from identifying user needs and shaping product direction to building and shipping polished experiences. This hands-on role combines product strategy, design, and full-stack engineering, with a focus on creating products people value and return to.
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.
Requirements
- 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, and subscriptions, and deploying and debugging production applications.
- Experience designing consumer interfaces and using analytics and experiments to understand engagement and retention. Familiarity with PostHog or similar tools is useful.
- 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.
Pay
Base salary: $200,000 to $350,000 annually. Visa sponsorship details were not provided.
Location
On-site in Palo Alto, California, United States.