Founding Product Engineer

Career Launch; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch in Los Angeles is seeking a Founding Product Engineer to drive early product initiatives with a strong emphasis on execution, clear communication, and analytical judgment. You will move quickly in ambiguous environments, own projects end-to-end, and collaborate with product, operations, growth, strategy, and technical teams to shape the company's initial offerings.

This role offers the opportunity to build visible impact from the ground up and to help recruit and align stakeholders

Qualifications

• Strong ability to execute in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication and analytical judgment.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own projects, workflows, and stakeholder-facing work.
• Turn messy information into clear next steps and practical recommendations.
• Collaborate with product, operations, growth, strategy, and technical teams.
• Showcase skills via resume/profile context to assist recruiting.

Skills

Execution

Communication

Analytical thinking

Job description

THE ROLE

As a Founding Product Engineer, you may work on projects that require strong execution, communication, analytical judgment, and the ability to move quickly in ambiguous environments.

WHAT YOU MAY WORK ON

• Own projects, workflows, research, execution, or stakeholder-facing work related to the role.
• Turn messy information into clear next steps, concise updates, and practical recommendations.
• Collaborate across product, operations, growth, strategy, technical, or customer-facing teams depending on the role.
• Build evidence of your skills through resume/profile context that helps recruiting teams evaluate fit.