Backend-Leaning Product Engineer

About this role

An early-stage B2B SaaS startup seeks a backend-focused engineer to own customer-facing features end-to-end, from design through production. You'll build APIs and backend systems, integrate with external tools, and ship products quickly in a small team with high autonomy and minimal PM oversight.

What you'll do

• Own features end-to-end from design through shipping and customer iteration
• Build and maintain backend systems, APIs, data models, and automation pipelines
• Integrate with external tools, legacy systems, and third-party services
• Design workflows and orchestration for AI/automation-driven product features
• Debug production issues and make engineering trade-offs under pressure
• Collaborate with founders and cross-functional stakeholders

What they're looking for

• Backend software engineering
• API design and implementation
• Systems integration
• Full-stack capability (secondary)
• Python (nice to have)
• AI/LLM workflows (nice to have)
• Cross-functional communication
• Product-focused engineering mindset

Benefits

• Competitive base salary up to $275,000
• Meaningful equity package
• Hybrid/on-site work in San Francisco
• High ownership and autonomy
• Early-stage startup environment
• Direct collaboration with founders and customers