Product Engineer - NYC
About The Position
Partiful's mission is to cultivate friendships through social events. We believe parties (and other social events) are the most effective way to meet new people and make friends. Our product helps you throw incredible events, starting with memorable party pages that make it easy to plan & communicate with guests - download the app to see how it works! We're building new ways to streamline planning, connect meaningfully in the real world, and make connections between friends-of-friends. Our ultimate vision is to power everything you do in-person with your friends, eliminating the friction of bringing your most memorable experiences to life. You can read more about our mission in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Wirecutter, and USA Today. Partiful was also recently named Google's Best App of 2024, a Finalist for Apple's App Store Awards, and Apple's App of the Day (awarded twice in 3 months). The Role We're looking for thoughtful, creative engineers who thrive in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment. As a Product Engineer, you'll build core features and own large product areas across our mobile and web apps while helping scale and refine the systems that power them. We're NY- and LA-based with a hybrid in-person model (in the office 3 days a week). Our stack is React (web app), React Native (mobile app), Node.js, and Typescript.
Requirements
- 2-11 years of full-time software engineering experience in a startup or high-growth environment, with a track record of seeing projects through from idea to impact
- Strong product intuition and a bias toward action
- Ability to elegantly structure and decomp complex features
- Detail orientation and a track record of shipping high-quality code quickly
- Appreciation for beautiful, user-centered design
- Resourcefulness and creativity when faced with ambiguity or constraints
- A love of tackling complex, demanding challenges head-on
- Deep sense of ownership and dedication to delivering ambitious outcomes on fast timelines
- A team-first mindset and ability to put ego aside when making decisions
Responsibilities
- Build end-to-end features across our web and mobile apps - from design to launch
- Ship high-impact technical improvements to scale performance, speed, and reliability
- Move quickly and adapt as priorities evolve in a dynamic product environment
- Help prioritize features and projects based on data, user feedback, and company goals
- Write thoughtful product requirements and technical design documents
- Meet with users to get real product signal and feedback
- Work closely with our designers to craft thoughtful UX/UI
- Collaborate with our community team to understand how our product is being used
- Take full ownership of large product areas as you grow
- Help drive improvements in code quality, velocity, and engineering best practices
- Mentor (and be mentored by) other high-performing engineers
- Join an ambitious team that moves fast and loves what we build - plus, attend really cool parties!
Benefits
- 401(k) with up to 6% matching
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents (FSAs and HSA plans available)
- Free OneMedical membership, telehealth, and virtual mental health services
- Commuter benefits & contributions towards ClassPass and Citibike memberships
- Take what you need paid time off
- 14 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Quarterly stipend to plan your own party and dogfood the product
- Semiannual team off-sites
- Get invited to exclusive parties
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Publishing Industries
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
