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# Product Engineer (Full Stack / Backend-Leaning)

- **Company:** Jenn Nguyen and Friends
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $210,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Quality, DevOps, Github, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, MySQL, Next.js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, ReactJS, Backend, Vertica, Event Sourcing, Stream Processing, Code Restructuring, Elixir
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/product-engineer-full-stack-backend-leaning-san-francisco-ca--f6638c65-e620-438e-a480-af027a13765f

## About the Role

Product Engineering, Product Engineering, Startup, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Application Programming Interface (API), Fortune 500 Customers, Risk, Vision Plan, Artificial Intelligence (AI), User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), * What Will You Need?* 3+ years of software engineering experience (mid to senior level).* Experience in startup environments or strong signal backgrounds (top-tier schools, impressive GitHub, or top-tier tech companies).* Hands-on experience with React/Next.js, TypeScript, MySQL, and familiarity with ClickHouse.* Strong fundamentals in full stack development with the ability to own features end-to-end.* Passion for craftsmanship and strong opinions about code quality and product design.* Comfort working in a high-urgency, fast-paced, in-person environment.

 * Strongly Preferred* Growth-stage startup experience.* Experience at top-tier technology companies.* Experience with event sourcing, stream processing, or languages like Elixir, Rust, or Scala.

 * Must Not Have* Job hopping history.* Employment gaps without strong explanation.* Consulting-only background.* Long-time manager/CTO transitioning back to IC without recent hands-on depth.* Primarily DevOps or infrastructure-focused profile.* Experience limited to internal dashboards, refactoring, or low-complexity projects.

## Description

* Product Engineer (Full Stack / Backend-Leaning)* Compensation: $130K-$210K base (varies by level and interview performance) + equity* Location: San Francisco, CA* Work Policy: 5 days/week in-office* Sponsorship: TN and OPT visa transfers supported* Stage: Seed-stage startup | $3.1M raised | YC-backed | 10+ enterprise customers