AI Product Engineer — Build AI-Driven Startup Apps

Hyper Startup Studio; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyper Startup Studio is seeking an experienced AI product engineer to lead the development of founder products using Claude Code across web, iOS and Android. You’ll own the build process from idea to live product, collaborating with designers and PMs, and guiding the automation of templates and workflows.

You’ll shape prototypes, set up codebases, deploy to app stores, and ensure secure, polished results. The role emphasizes fast delivery, founder-facing communication and owning end-to-end AI

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience shipping products used by real people with a startup focus.
• Apps launched on the App Store and Google Play, plus web products (Expo or React Native is a big plus)
• Claude Code is how you build day to day, and you take full ownership of what it produces
• A designer's eye: you notice when spacing, flow or feel is off and fix it
• At home on a Mac, with a strong feel for how iOS apps should look and behave, plus a solid working knowledge of Android
• Confident in Figma, since every design you'll build from lives there
• Comfortable with the tools we run on: Slack, Notion and Google Workspace
• Sound judgement on architecture, security and scope, and the confidence to recommend a simpler path
• You enjoy being in the room with founders, presenting your work and fielding questions
• You move quickly, keep several projects moving at once and stay calm doing it
• A self‑starter: you plan your own day, hit your deadlines and keep founders and the team updated without being chased
• You like helping others learn and get a kick out of watching a PM ship their first feature
• High EQ: you read people quickly, connect with founders from all walks of life and adapt to get the best out of them
• Familiarity with the Australian startup ecosystem and how early‑stage products become fundable businesses (optional but a big plus)
• Experience building automations in n8n or Zapier (a big plus)

Responsibilities

• Shape the idea. Join founder calls with our sales team, answer technical questions in plain English and make recommendations on creative ways to solve early problems.
• Set it up properly. Create the codebase, database, hosting, app store accounts and the CLAUDE.md file that keeps Claude on track.
• Claude should be automating most of this but it’s evolving this process that you’ll own.
• Build it with Claude Code. Bring our designers' Figma screens to life across web, iOS and Android, with a standard project taking a few days.
• You’ll make sure the obvious issues with vibe coded projects are solved and the project looks great, works well and is secure.
• All of the code is written through Claude Code. You steer it with clear prompts and a deep understanding of how the architecture should fit together, so everything works and makes sense.
• Show the founder. Walk them and their PM through each version, gather feedback and refine.
• Launch. Guide the product through TestFlight, Google Play testing and app store approval.
• Hand over to the PM. Our product managers ship updates and features through Claude Code. You review their pull requests, coach their prompting and help them diagnose issues.

Skills

Product shipping

Claude Code

React Native

Figma

Mac OS

iOS

Android

Automation

Pitch to founders

Security

Tools

Expo

Expo Router

NativeWind

Expo EAS

Supabase

GitHub

Sentry

PostHog

Stripe

Resend

Figma

Job description

Hyper Startup Studio is seeking an experienced AI product engineer to lead the development of founder products using Claude Code across web, iOS and Android. You’ll own the build process from idea to live product, collaborating with designers and PMs, and guiding the automation of templates and workflows.

You’ll shape prototypes, set up codebases, deploy to app stores, and ensure secure, polished results. The role emphasizes fast delivery, founder-facing communication and owning end-to-end AI