Product Engineer

Hyphen Connect Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyphen Connect Limited in Hong Kong is seeking an experienced engineering leader to build and own an AI-native platform designed to modernize global corporate and fiduciary workflows.

You will lead full-stack engineering to replace manual processes with structured extraction and LLM verification, and manage architecture, reliability, and technical strategy from day one, while collaborating with leadership and operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering with hands-on leadership in startups.
• Founding or early-stage startup engineer owning full-stack delivery end-to-end.
• Production experience with LLMs and agentic systems, including structured extraction and tool orchestration.
• Expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, and managing a multi-app monorepo.

Responsibilities

• Build and own an AI-native platform for global corporate and fiduciary workflows.
• Lead full-stack engineering to automate processes with structured extraction and LLM verification.
• Own the entire product surface, including internal operations consoles and client portals.
• Serve as hands-on engineering lead, managing architecture, delivery, reliability, and technical strategy.
• Collaborate with leadership, compliance, and operations while scaling the engineering function.

Skills

Leadership

Full-stack engineering

Startup experience

TypeScript

Node.js

Next.js

React

Tailwind CSS

Monorepo architecture

PostgreSQL

Row Level Security (RLS)

Authentication

LLMs / agentic systems

Tool orchestration

Tools

Turborepo

pnpm

Supabase

Job description

• Build and own an AI-native platform designed to modernize and automate global corporate and fiduciary service workflows.
• Lead full-stack engineering to replace manual processes with structured extraction, LLM verification, and internal tooling.
• Own the entire product surface, including internal operations consoles and external client/partner-facing portals.
• Serve as the hands-on engineering lead, managing architecture, delivery, reliability, and technical strategy from day one.
• Collaborate directly with leadership, compliance, and operations teams while scaling the engineering function as the business grows.

Requirements & Experience

• 7+ years of engineering experience with hands-on leadership roles (e.g., Head of Engineering or VP of Engineering).
• Proven track record as a founding or early-stage startup engineer owning full-stack production delivery end-to-end.
• Expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, and managing durable monorepo architecture.
• Strong Postgres database modeling background, including Row Level Security (RLS), authentication, and data integrity.
• Hands-on experience shipping production LLMs and agentic systems, including structured extraction, evals, and tool orchestration.
• Frontend & Frameworks: Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
• Architecture & Repository: Turborepo with pnpm managing a multi-app setup.
• Backend & Database: Supabase (Postgres, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions) with typed clients.
• AI & Workflows: Vercel AI SDK, dynamic order workflows, and automated DOCX generation.
• Testing & Tooling: Vitest, Playwright, Biome, and GitHub Actions CI/CD.