AI Product Engineer: Prototyping to MVP Builder

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is exploring AI-driven product work at the boundary of product management and engineering. You will translate business needs into scoped technical paths, prototype with LLMs and open-source tech, and deliver MVPs alongside engineers or partners.

This hands-on role suits someone who thrives in zero-to-one projects, turning ambiguous prompts into actionable plans and practical solutions for the studio and its portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and 3–6 years of relevant experience.
• At least 2 years developing technology products with engineering teams and at least 1 year building workflow products.
• Experience applying LLMs and modern AI tools to business problems.

Responsibilities

• Translate business pain points into scoped technical solution paths.
• Prototype with LLM APIs, orchestration frameworks, vector databases and open-source components.
• Build simple user-facing interfaces to demonstrate product viability.
• Collaborate with engineers or vendors to move prototypes toward robust MVPs.
• Apply AI to internal tools, process automation and workflow improvements.

Skills

Product management

Engineering collaboration

LLMs

AI tooling

Prototype development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LLM APIs

Vector databases

Open-source components

Job description

Referment is exploring AI-driven product work at the boundary of product management and engineering. You will translate business needs into scoped technical paths, prototype with LLMs and open-source tech, and deliver MVPs alongside engineers or partners.

This hands-on role suits someone who thrives in zero-to-one projects, turning ambiguous prompts into actionable plans and practical solutions for the studio and its portfolio.