Lead Product Engineer - Remote AI-Driven SaaS

Apply Recruitment; Manchester; A distancia; GBP 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Apply Recruitment is seeking a Lead Product Engineer for a growing AI-first SaaS business. This remote-first UK role involves shaping product decisions, owning outcomes, and leading development of scalable solutions with strong customer focus.

You will balance technical excellence with commercial priorities, take ownership from discovery to delivery, and engage with teams to deliver meaningful value to customers across the business.

Formación

• Proven software engineering background; PHP/Laravel and Digital Ocean preferred.
• Genuine product ownership experience influencing direction and prioritisation.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to deliver customer value.
• Experience identifying customer problems and choosing what to build.
• Independent product judgement balancing customer needs, priorities and tech.
• Experience from problem discovery to delivery and ongoing improvement.
• Understanding software quality, architecture, testing and maintainability with customer focus.
• Interest in AI-assisted engineering using Cursor and Claude Code.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development of scalable solutions with a product mindset.
• Take ownership from problem discovery through delivery and improvement.
• Challenge requirements and prioritise features based on customer value.
• Collaborate with teams to balance technical and commercial priorities.
• Deliver high-quality software and ensure a strong customer experience.

Conocimientos

Software engineering

Product ownership

Commercial awareness

Customer problems

Independent judgement

Software quality

AI-assisted engineering

Herramientas

Cursor

Claude Code

Digital Ocean

Descripción del empleo

Apply Recruitment is seeking a Lead Product Engineer for a growing AI-first SaaS business. This remote-first UK role involves shaping product decisions, owning outcomes, and leading development of scalable solutions with strong customer focus.

You will balance technical excellence with commercial priorities, take ownership from discovery to delivery, and engage with teams to deliver meaningful value to customers across the business.