Product Engineer

16VCSan Francisco, CA
1d

About The Position

16VC is building a founder-first venture studio and accelerator supporting early-stage startups across AI, SaaS, fintech, and frontier technologies. We partner with ambitious operators to validate, prototype, and launch high-potential ventures. We are hiring a Product Engineer to build products end-to-end — from idea to production. Role Overview This is a 0→1 builder role. You will not just write code. You will: Design user flows Build interfaces Architect backend systems Ship MVPs fast Talk to users Iterate weekly You will work directly with founders inside the studio. As we scale, this role can evolve into Founding Technical Lead or Studio CTO.

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years experience building web products
  • Strong frontend (React / Next.js preferred)
  • Backend experience (Node.js / Python)
  • Product intuition and design sense
  • Comfortable using Figma or similar tools
  • Experience shipping MVPs quickly
  • High ownership mindset

Nice To Haves

  • AI integrations (LLMs, APIs)
  • Startup or venture studio experience
  • Built something from scratch that gained real users

Responsibilities

  • Design and build full-stack applications
  • Rapidly prototype early-stage ideas
  • Translate product concepts into shipped features
  • Own deployment & infrastructure
  • Improve UX based on real user feedback
  • Contribute to product strategy discussions
  • Establish engineering standards as team grows

Benefits

  • Competitive (stage-based)
  • Meaningful equity participation
  • Leadership growth path as studio expands
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