Senior Product Engineer

Recruiting From Scratch•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed AI fintech startup building an AI-powered communication platform for loan servicing. Their product automates high-volume, compliance-sensitive interactions across channels—starting with voice AI—and is already in production with leading fintech companies. With strong early traction and increasing customer demand, the company is rapidly scaling its engineering team to expand product capabilities and onboard new customers.

Requirements

2–5 years of production software engineering experience
Strong backend engineering experience (Python, Node.js, or similar)
Demonstrated ability to build and ship features end-to-end
Experience working in customer-facing or product-oriented engineering roles
Strong product mindset with ability to define what to build, not just how
Experience in startup or high-growth environments
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in ambiguous situations

Nice To Haves

Experience at both a high-growth startup and a top-tier tech company
Experience in fintech, AI, or communications platforms
Experience working with APIs, integrations, or real-time systems
Familiarity with LLMs, voice AI, or conversational systems
Strong academic background in Computer Science or related field
Experience building revenue-driving features

Responsibilities

Own product features end-to-end, from customer discovery to production deployment
Work directly with customers to understand problems and define product requirements
Design, build, and maintain backend systems powering AI-driven communication workflows
Drive new product initiatives from ambiguous problem statements to shipped features
Collaborate closely with founders and cross-functional teams on product direction
Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability
Contribute to rapid iteration cycles based on customer feedback and demand