AI Product Engineer (Full-Stack) — Contract-to-Hire

LHH; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a growing organization in the SF Bay Area to identify an AI Product Engineer for a contract-to-hire opportunity. You will own features end-to-end, from concept through deployment, in a fast-paced, early-stage environment.

You will work on a modern full-stack platform using React (Vite/shadcn) frontend and Python (FastAPI/Postgres) backend, collaborating closely with product, design, and executives. Onsite 3 days per week in the SF Bay Area is required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience owning end-to-end product features.
• Proficient in React/TypeScript or full-stack development.
• Experience with AI coding tools in development workflow.
• Must be located within commuting distance of the SF Bay Area and onsite 3 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy product features across a React frontend and Python backend.
• Own full development lifecycle from concepts through production deployment and demos.
• Collaborate with product, design, and leadership to define and execute product direction.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools daily.
• Contribute to evolving architecture and platform capabilities, incl. LLM-based systems.

Skills

End-to-end product features

Own development lifecycle

AI coding tools

Ambiguity tolerance

Onsite 3 days/week

SF Bay Area commuting

Tools

React

TypeScript

FastAPI

Postgres

shadcn

Radix UI

Tailwind CSS

Job description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a growing organization in the SF Bay Area to identify an AI Product Engineer for a contract-to-hire opportunity. You will own features end-to-end, from concept through deployment, in a fast-paced, early-stage environment.

You will work on a modern full-stack platform using React (Vite/shadcn) frontend and Python (FastAPI/Postgres) backend, collaborating closely with product, design, and executives. Onsite 3 days per week in the SF Bay Area is required.