About the Role
We are seeking an Early Product Engineer to help build the core experience at a fast-moving AI video infrastructure startup. As one of the first engineering hires, you will own significant parts of the product and work side-by-side with the founder, shaping both the product and how the engineering team operates.
Responsibilities
- Take product ideas from concept to shipped, working software
- Build and maintain APIs supporting core workflows like accounts, jobs, and billing
- Develop frontend interfaces that feel polished and dependable
- Improve day-to-day product experience: onboarding, usage clarity, account tools
- Partner with product, design, and customers to shape what gets built next
- Maintain code quality and documentation so others can build on your work
Requirements
- Proven full-stack experience building and shipping modern web applications
- Comfortable across typed languages, frontend frameworks, backend APIs, and cloud infrastructure
- Strong product sense — able to turn complex needs into simple, usable workflows
- Bias toward action and shipping, balanced with care for reliability
- Takes full ownership of problems, from definition to resolution
- Uses AI tools to increase speed, but drives problem-solving independently
- Must be willing to work on-site in San Francisco, CA
- Experience in an early-stage or founding engineering capacity
- Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information
- History of working closely with founders or small, fast-moving teams
Skills
- Modern frontend frameworks
- Backend/API frameworks and databases
- Cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling
- AI-assisted development tools
Location
- On-Site — San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- On-Site
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Early-stage or founding engineering capacity
About the Company
- Hire Hangar works with fast-growing global companies.
- We connect top talent with vetted employers, competitive pay, and real growth opportunities.
