Founding Product Engineer

Job overview

The Founding Product Engineer role is onsite five days a week in San Francisco, CA. The posting does not specify compensation. The recruiting firm is partnering with a shared-housing platform described as poised for nationwide scale. As the third engineering hire, the engineer owns end-to-end product delivery from concept to launch, with a focus on user-facing interfaces. The role works directly with the CTO and Backend Lead to shape front-end architecture, make product decisions, and build solutions that support the platform’s growth.

What you'll do

• Build user interfaces for core products using REST APIs and business requirements
• collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to identify user problems and develop solutions
• partner with backend engineers on API contracts
• own front-end design and implementation
• potentially expand into full-stack features, React Native mobile development, and product marketing initiatives.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

founding product engineer

product engineering

react

typescript

front-end development

rest apis

san francisco ca

shared housing

ai-assisted development

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Meaningful equity of 0.3% or more
• the posting also cites growth opportunities and a path to leadership.

Why this role

The posting describes meaningful equity of 0.3% or more, a company that has raised $13 million, and a direct path to leadership as the engineering team scales.

About the employer

Success Matcher Recruitment is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.