Senior Founding Product Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the AI Coach, which includes prompting, managing conversation state and progression, Pinecone retrieval, model selection and evaluation, as well as safety and crisis management tested against scripted clinical scenarios.

• Lead backend development utilizing Python 3.12, FastAPI, GraphQL (Strawberry), SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, and AWS Sydney.

• Oversee mobile and web delivery utilizing React Native for iOS and Android, as well as React for web, which includes managing App Store, Google Play, and Stripe subscriptions.

• Direct release engineering efforts, encompassing CI/CD, environment management, signing credentials, monitoring, backups, and rollback for rapid, safe, and frequent releases.

• Apply product sensibility to enhance mobile and web user experience.

• Simplify technical decisions into understandable language for the founder and clinical team.

• Plan tasks, secure approval on direction, execute autonomously, and report results.

• Develop automated evaluation harnesses for AI Coach scenario suites.

• Acquire knowledge and take ownership of the existing codebase, despite limited documentation.

• Establish safety thresholds and crisis-handling protocols under legal and clinical guidance.

• Report directly to the non-technical founder.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven track record of delivering LLM-based products to production, including prompt architecture, conversation state machines, RAG/retrieval, evaluations, moderation, and safety handling—not limited to API calls.

• Strong backend engineering skills: proficiency in Python, FastAPI (or similar), SQL/PostgreSQL, and AWS; comfortable managing infrastructure, CI/CD, and production operations independently.

• Proficient in React Native and React: capable of shipping and debugging across both iOS and Android platforms, including in-app purchase flows on both stores and Stripe for web.

• Demonstrated AI-first development practices: regular use of agentic coding tools, with the discernment to review and take ownership of produced work.

• Possess product sensibility: a keen eye for mobile and web UX; able to identify and rectify broken layouts, poor copy, and awkward flows.

• Self-reliant operator: history of managing a product or major system from start to finish with minimal technical oversight; exceptional written communication skills suitable for a non-technical founder.

• Careful handling of sensitive data: experience (or demonstrable seriousness) regarding privacy, security, and access controls surrounding personal and health data.

• Experience in mental health, health tech, or other regulated/safety-critical consumer products is a plus.

• Familiarity with taking over a codebase from an agency or departing team is a plus.

• Knowledge of mobile release operations: App Store and Play Store review cycles, promo codes, staged rollouts is a plus.

• Proficiency in analytics and growth tools: AppsFlyer, GA4, event taxonomy design, and experimentation frameworks is a plus.

• Experience with voice features (TTS/STT), push notification strategies, and CRM/email platform integrations is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility in work hours and location, focusing on managing energy rather than time.

• Access to online learning platforms along with a budget for professional development.

• A collaborative environment that encourages learning and growth across teams, without silos.

• A vibrant social culture featuring team lunches, social events, and opportunities for creative contributions.

• Health insurance.

• Leave benefits.