Senior Product Engineer

Prolific; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

External Handbook

Website

Youtube

Job summary

Prolific is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to lead development across front and back end in a fast-paced, product-driven setting. You’ll contribute to architecture, drive quality, and shape features used by researchers and teams alike.

You’ll collaborate with design and product, own critical components, and apply AWS/GCP knowledge to deliver scalable, observable systems that customers value. Remote-friendly in the UK.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of modern web applications.
• Experience building TypeScript/JavaScript applications and using NoSQL databases.
• Experience using Python.
• Knowledge of Event-Driven Architecture.
• Experience using AWS (Serverless) and/or GCP.
• Valuing test automation to improve code quality.
• Strong observability practices in a full stack environment.
• Collaborative, with strong engineering practices and value delivery.
• Focus on product life cycle and customer value.
• Data-driven decisions and continuous improvement mindset.
• Passionate about software development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Work in a cross-functional team with engineering manager, product manager, designer, and 4–5 engineers.
• Plan, build and support software that customers love using agile practices.
• Be self-motivated in a fast-paced environment with bias for action.
• Collaborate with teams outside product engineering and engage with customers to understand needs.
• Operate across AWS, GCP & Azure with a Run It mindset.
• Own production systems with monitoring tools like Datadog and ensure observability.
• Contribute to engineering culture and growth through active participation.

Skills

Modern web apps

TypeScript/JavaScript

NoSQL databases

Python

Event-driven

AWS/GCP

Test automation

Observability

Collaboration

Customer value

Data-driven decisions

Continuous learning

Tools

MongoDB

DynamoDB

CircleCI

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Celery

EventBridge

DataDog

Vue.js

Django Rest Framework

Job description

Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

Senior Product Engineer

Engineering

The role

We're looking for Senior Product Engineers with a 'product builder' mind-set to join our team and take a pivotal role in the development and guidance of our product. As a 't-shaped' engineer, you will bring a broad practical knowledge across various areas of software development, complementing and supporting our growing team whilst likely having a deeper specialism in front or backend. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your existing skills, experience, and knowledge to significantly influence the trajectory of our product as we aim to revolutionize research.

What you'll bring to the role

• Deep understanding of modern web applications
• Experience building Typescript/Javascript applications and using NoSQL databases
• Experience using Python
• Knowledge of Event-Driven Architecture
• Experience using AWS (Serverless) and/or GCP
• Understand the importance of driving quality into code through test automation
• Have supported applications in production, with demonstrable experience of good observability practices within a full stack environment. (e.g. Rum, Tracing)
• Have worked in a collaborative environment with strong engineering practices and know what good engineering looks like
• Care about the product life cycle and are customer value focused
• Understand the value of continuous, iterative improvement using data to drive decisions and a culture of feedback
• Passionate about software development with an appetite for learning and self-improvement

What you'll be doing in the role

• As a member of a cross-functional, stream-aligned team, you will work collaboratively with the team's engineering manager, product manager, designer, and up to 4-5 other engineers, including a tech lead
• Using agile software development practices and a product mindset, you will work as a team to plan, build and support software that our customers love
• You will be highly self-motivated and energetic and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with a bias for action
• Collaborating with teams outside of product engineering, working closely with customers and understanding their needs
• Be happy working in all the major cloud providers: AWS, GCP & Azure
• With a You Build It, You Run It mindset, you will have intimate knowledge of our products from code commit through to production operation
• Supporting production systems with monitoring tools such as Datadog
• Strive for stable systems observability
• You will champion our principles, fuel a growth mindset by getting involved in communities and help improve our engineering culture
• Pushing the boundaries, questioning the status quo, ensuring what we are doing and what we are building has high value and impact for our users

Key Technologies

• Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform and AWS
• Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Frameworks: Vue.js, Django Rest Framework, Container-based and Serverless architectures
• Databases: MongoDB and DynamoDB
• DevOps and Monitoring: CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Celery, EventBridge and DataDog

Why Prolific is a great place to work

We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models, but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation - one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.

Benefits

• External Handbook
• Website
• Youtube

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