Principal Product Engineer

Harnham; Remote; GBP 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing SaaS organization seeks a Principal Product Engineer to join a collaborative team. In this remote role, you'll be crucial in the product lifecycle from ideation to release, working alongside PMs, designers, and engineers. The ideal candidate has experience with modern technologies like React and Ruby on Rails, and a solid understanding of AWS. This position offers a salary of £72,000 – £110,000 plus stock options.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Engineer in a SaaS environment.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and product mindset.

Responsibilities

• Involved in the product lifecycle from ideation to release.
• Collaborate with PM, designers, and engineers.
• Conduct technical and product engineering exercises during interviews.

Skills

React

Ruby on Rails

AWS

Job description

Job Title : Product Engineer

Location : Remote

Salary : £72,000 – £110,000 + stock options

I’m working with a fast-growing SaaS scale-up software organisation.

They’re looking for a Principal Product Engineer who thrives in a collaborative, product-focused environment. You’ll be part of a cross-functional squad (PM, designer, engineers, data) and involved throughout the product lifecycle – from ideation to release.

Tech Stack

• Frontend : React (core), Storybook, some legacy Marionette (Backbone.js).
• Backend : Ruby on Rails (relative flex on this).
• Infrastructure : AWS (serverless functions with Lambda, cloud hosting)..

Interview Process

• Tech + product chat (30m) : exploration of experience and product mindset.
• Coding exercise (1h15m) : React-based technical task.
• Product engineering exercise (1h) : problem-solving + approach to building.
• Values interview with founders (1h).