AI-Native Product Engineer I — Build & Ship Innovative Features

Sierra Ventures; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phenom is an AI-powered talent experience platform redefining HR tech. We are seeking a Product Development Engineer (AI-Native) who turns ideas into validated product features and agentic capabilities, owning them from prototype to production.

You’ll prototype fast, then harden valuable work for customers, while building reusable agentic skills and ensuring observability. This role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years of software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT; master’s degree preferred.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and clean design.

Responsibilities

• Prototype and deliver AI-native features from idea to production.
• Design, build, validate features end-to-end.
• Develop reusable agentic skills and observability assets.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers on deployment and gates.

Skills

Programming proficiency

CS fundamentals

Software design principles

Version control

APIs & databases

Testing & debugging

Unix/Linux

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Git

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Job description

Phenom is an AI-powered talent experience platform redefining HR tech. We are seeking a Product Development Engineer (AI-Native) who turns ideas into validated product features and agentic capabilities, owning them from prototype to production.

You’ll prototype fast, then harden valuable work for customers, while building reusable agentic skills and ensuring observability. This role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and collaboration across teams.