Staff Product Engineer (0–1 AI Developer Tools)

📍 New York City (Flatiron) | Onsite 5 days/week 💰 $280K – $380K + Significant Early Stage EquityWe are working with a fast-scaling AI-native developer infrastructure company operating at the intersection of compute, CI systems, and agentic software development. In under two years, the company has grown from 0 → 5,000+ customers and $10M+ ARR, driven entirely through organic adoption by highly technical engineering teams, including organizations like Mercury, Descript, and Supabase. The business is now expanding into AI agent infrastructure and background coding systems at scale.We are hiring a Staff Product Engineer to define the technical direction of entirely new products being built from scratch, products that do not yet exist in the market.Role DetailsLocation: New York City (Flatiron)Onsite: 5 days per weekCompensation: $280K – $380K + significant early-stage equityVisa sponsorship: Not available (transfers considered)Hiring: 2–4 candidatesReporting to: Senior technical leadership (Staff/Principal level engineering leadership)Why is this role different?This is not a feature-building role.You will:Own the architecture of entirely new AI-native productsLead 0 → 1 product development from concept to productionOperate as a company-level technical authorityBuild systems that run tens of millions of containerized workloads monthlyWork in an environment where engineers don’t just influence the product — they are the product What you’ll doDefine and drive architecture for new AI-native developer productsTranslate product strategy into technical roadmaps and execution plansLead 0–1 product development in highly ambiguous problem spacesOwn production outcomes: reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellenceMentor senior engineers and act as a force multiplier across the organizationShape the evolution of agentic developer tooling and CI infrastructure systemsWhat we’re looking for7–20 years of experience as a full-stack or product engineerProven experience building and shipping 0–1 products in high-growth startupsStrong background in developer tools, infrastructure, or engineering-heavy productsDeep hands-on experience with TypeScript and ReactExperience influencing technical direction as a high-impact IC leaderStrong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholdersExposure to applied AI or agentic coding workflows (or strong personal usage of coding agents)Comfortable operating in high-ambiguity environments where both problem and solution are defined in real timeWhy candidates joinGrowth That Compounds, Not Just AccumulatesThe company has scaled from 0 → 5,000+ customers and $10M+ ARR in under two years, driven entirely by organic demand. Revenue has recently nearly tripled in a single quarter, reflecting highly non-linear growth.At the center of the AI infrastructure waveThis is a rare opportunity to build at the intersection of compute infrastructure and AI-native developer tooling, actively shaping a new product category.Trusted by world-class engineering teamsUsed by engineering organizations such as Mercury, Descript, and Supabase, where expectations for product quality and engineering rigor are extremely high.Extreme ownership from day oneEngineers take full ownership of products from blank page → production → scale, including architecture, UX decisions, and operational outcomes.Tech StackTypeScript · React · Distributed Systems · Firecracker-based infrastructure · Large-scale compute orchestration · AI agent toolingInterview Process4-stage process focused on:Technical depthSystem designProduct thinkingIC leadership & influence