As a Product Engineer, you'll play a foundational role in advancing a platform that bridges schools with educators across the US. Working remotely within the CT/ET timezone, you’ll help define problems, not just solve them—driving initiatives that directly influence product direction and user experience.
What You'll Do
- Lead end-to-end ownership of technical challenges, from discovery through deployment and iteration
- Collaborate closely with Product and Design to frame problems and deliver meaningful solutions
- Ship code frequently in a daily deployment environment that values learning over perfection
- Initiate and guide strategic 'Missions' that accelerate business progress
- Enhance core systems including permissions, audit trails, admin interfaces, and AI integrations
- Implement analytics to uncover user behavior patterns and inform product decisions
- Support platform scalability by modernizing the tech stack and improving system reliability
- Contribute to AI experiments such as agent configuration and automated bug classification
- Improve developer experience by monitoring CI/CD health and addressing technical debt
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to identify root problems and engineer practical, scalable solutions
- Strong product sense—starting with user needs, shipping early, and refining through feedback
- Experience working in asynchronous, distributed teams with clear communication habits
- Commitment to team success and long-term maintainability over short-term wins
- Proactive mindset with comfort navigating ambiguity and driving progress independently
- Track record of shaping project direction, not just completing assigned tasks
- Curiosity and adaptability in fast-evolving technical and business environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in outcome-focused or mission-based engineering teams
- Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Heroku, or Cloudflare
- Background in AI/ML systems, personalization engines, or knowledge base development
- Work in permissions modeling, security auditing, or system observability
- Contributions to developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, or vulnerability management
- Leadership in technical migrations such as SDK upgrades or dependency modernization
Benefits
- High-impact role as one of the first US-based engineers
- Career growth tied to contribution, not tenure or titles
- Managerial support focused on development, not oversight
- Emphasis on sustainable pace—no glorification of overwork
- Fast onboarding with expectation to deploy in production quickly
- Regular check-ins to ensure alignment and mutual fit
- Inclusive culture that values being 'first of something'
- Flexible collaboration across global hubs with strong async practices
- Ongoing openness to new talent, regardless of hiring cycle
