Product Engineer (Senior/Staff)
About The Position
Pallet is seeking Product Engineers to bridge the gap between customers and their AI platform. This role involves customizing solutions for enterprise clients and collaborating with cross-functional teams to build their AI product from the ground up. Product Engineers at Pallet will work directly with leadership to shape the future of logistics AI, influencing product direction and owning features from idea to deployment. The role requires a strong understanding of customer operational pain points and the ability to translate these into reliable, scalable software solutions. This is an opportunity to be among the first Product Engineers at Pallet, with genuine influence over product direction and full ownership of features in a fast-paced, in-person startup environment.
Requirements
- 4+ years of backend or full-stack experience with a track record of owning product surfaces or infrastructure (Mid); 6+ years with deeper architectural ownership and a focus on system quality and long-term maintainability (Senior)
- Strong backend and systems engineering fundamentals
- Experience owning core product or infrastructure in a SaaS or platform environment
- Someone who thinks about reliability, performance, and architecture, not just shipping
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, in-person startup environment
- Excited to be in the office 5 days a week in SF's Financial District or our NYC satellite office
Nice To Haves
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- GraphQL
Responsibilities
- Build and own core product features that power thousands of AI agents running in parallel to solve real logistics problems
- Act as the connective tissue between engineering and customers, translating real business needs into reliable, scalable software
- Design and implement data pipelines and backend systems built to grow from hundreds to millions of users
- Ship end-to-end features in a SaaS environment where customers see the impact quickly
- Collaborate with the engineering team on architecture, product decisions, and technical direction
- Help define what great product engineering looks like at Pallet as an early team member
Benefits
- Health, Vision, and Dental benefits
- Flexible PTO
- Life Insurance and Accidental Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Generous salary and equity for all staff
- 401k option
- Yearly learning and development stipend
- Commuter benefits
- Uber ride stipend if you ever have to work late in the office
- Office home stipend to get you comfy in your space
- Daily catered lunches provided by Sharebite
- Monthly happy hours
- Annual Company Offsites
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
