Technical Staff, Product Engineering

Technical Staff, Product Engineering

Technical Staff, Product Engineering

Boston

Full Time

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About the Company

Our client is a well-funded, early-stage AI research startup building advanced systems capable of accelerating scientific discovery at scale. The company combines frontier artificial intelligence research with deep scientific expertise to develop tools that support complex physics research and technical problem-solving.

The team includes experienced researchers and engineers from leading global academic institutions, research organisations, and technology companies.

About the Role

We are looking for a Member of Technical Staff specialising in Product Engineering to own the customer-facing product experience from end to end.

This includes web applications, dashboards, and workflow interfaces used by physicists, researchers, and engineering teams. As a founding Product Engineering hire, you will combine significant product ownership with hands-on engineering execution.

The role has a strong emphasis on real-time and streaming user experiences, translating highly complex technical capabilities into intuitive and reliable products.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build customer-facing web applications, dashboards, and workflow interfaces.

  • Translate complex platform capabilities into intuitive product experiences.

  • Develop interfaces that support real-time updates, streaming results, comparisons, and graceful handling of partial failures.

  • Build scalable frontend architecture with performance, accessibility, observability, and component design as core priorities.

  • Partner with platform engineers, physicists, researchers, and future product managers to shape product direction and user experience.

  • Take ownership of product features from initial concept through design, development, deployment, and iteration.

  • Contribute to the technical direction and engineering standards of an early-stage product organisation.

Required Experience and Skills

  • 4–6 years of experience building production-grade, user-facing products at companies recognised for engineering and product excellence.

  • Experience delivering polished customer-facing products rather than internal-only tools.

  • Deep expertise in TypeScript and React or comparable modern frontend frameworks.

  • Strong knowledge of frontend architecture, state management, and performance optimisation.

  • Strong product and design instincts, with the ability to work independently.

  • Experience working across APIs, backend integrations, real-time systems, and streaming data.

  • Experience building resilient user experiences that handle failures and incomplete results effectively.

  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Bonus Skills

  • Experience with Figma, prototyping, and design systems.

  • Background in scientific computing, developer tools, research platforms, or other highly technical products.

  • Experience as an early Product Engineering hire within a startup.

  • Open-source contributions to frontend frameworks, component libraries, or design systems.

Core Competencies

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

  • Strong product ownership and independent decision-making.

  • Excellent frontend and product engineering capability.

  • The ability to simplify complex technical concepts through intuitive product experiences.

  • High attention to performance, reliability, accessibility, and design quality.

  • Comfort working within a fast-moving, research-driven startup environment.

  • Strong collaboration with technical and scientific stakeholders.

  • Curiosity and enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and scientific discovery.

Why Join?

  • Join as a founding Product Engineering hire with significant ownership.

  • Build advanced AI products used by physicists, researchers, and engineering teams.

  • Work at the intersection of frontier AI research and scientific discovery.

  • Collaborate with a highly experienced team of researchers, scientists, and engineers.

  • Shape the company’s customer-facing product experience and product engineering direction.

  • Receive a highly competitive compensation package with meaningful equity.


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We’re always looking for people who are curious, driven, and committed to building meaningful work. Whether your expertise is in recruitment, advisory, or product development, we value individuals who think critically, execute well, and want to contribute to a growing team. Below are some common questions about joining our team.

What types of roles do you usually hire for?

We primarily hire across recruitment, research, advisory, operations, and product-focused roles depending on current business needs.

Do you offer remote or hybrid work opportunities?

What qualities do you look for in candidates?

How can I apply for a position?

What is the hiring process like?

Frequently Asked Questions

We’re always looking for people who are curious, driven, and committed to building meaningful work. Whether your expertise is in recruitment, advisory, or product development, we value individuals who think critically, execute well, and want to contribute to a growing team. Below are some common questions about joining our team.

What types of roles do you usually hire for?

We primarily hire across recruitment, research, advisory, operations, and product-focused roles depending on current business needs.

Do you offer remote or hybrid work opportunities?

What qualities do you look for in candidates?

How can I apply for a position?

What is the hiring process like?

Frequently Asked Questions

We’re always looking for people who are curious, driven, and committed to building meaningful work. Whether your expertise is in recruitment, advisory, or product development, we value individuals who think critically, execute well, and want to contribute to a growing team. Below are some common questions about joining our team.

What types of roles do you usually hire for?

We primarily hire across recruitment, research, advisory, operations, and product-focused roles depending on current business needs.

Do you offer remote or hybrid work opportunities?

What qualities do you look for in candidates?

How can I apply for a position?

What is the hiring process like?

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