Founding Product Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-team equity

Visa sponsorship: Not available

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is building an AI-native operating system to help nurse practitioners launch independent clinical practices. We're hiring a Founding Product Engineer to own the clinician-facing product experience in a seed-stage healthtech startup.

You will define engineering direction, shape frontend architecture across provider and patient apps, and partner with designers and clinicians to turn complex workflows into reliable software.

Qualifications

• Experience leading significant technical initiatives or owning major product areas.
• Hands-on with React and Next.js (TypeScript familiarity).
• Own user-facing features from concept through production.
• Collaborate across frontend/backend boundaries to shape product direction.
• Experience in fast-moving, early-stage startups.
• Strong debugging skills and engineering judgment.

Responsibilities

• Own major clinician-facing workflows end-to-end from concept to production.
• Collaborate with designers, founders, and clinicians to define product behavior.
• Drive frontend architecture and technical direction across apps.
• Influence APIs, data models, and system behavior while focusing on frontend.
• Iterate from rough concepts to production-quality experiences with a product designer.
• Debug production issues spanning browsers, APIs, and integrations.
• Contribute to engineering culture through code reviews and discussions.
• Leverage AI development tools while owning system design and production quality.

Skills

React

Next.js

TypeScript

User-facing features

API debugging

Frontend-backend collaboration

Code reviews

Tools

AI development tools

Design systems

Job description

About the Role

We're building an AI-native operating system that helps nurse practitioners launch and run independent clinical practices — and we're looking for a Founding Product Engineer to own and shape the clinician-facing product experience. This is a high-impact, early-team role at a seed-stage healthtech company where you'll work directly with founders, designers, and clinicians to turn complex clinical workflows into polished, reliable software that improves care delivery.

You’ll be a defining voice in engineering culture, product direction, and technical architecture — not just an executor of finished specs. If you thrive at the intersection of strong engineering craft and genuine product ownership, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

• Own major clinician-facing workflows end-to-end — from whiteboard through implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration.
• Collaborate closely with designers, founders, and clinicians to define product behavior rather than waiting for finished specs.
• Drive frontend architecture and technical direction across provider and patient applications.
• Influence APIs, data models, and overall system behavior while primarily owning the frontend.
• Iterate quickly from rough concepts to production-quality experiences alongside a product designer.
• Debug complex production issues spanning browsers, APIs, third-party integrations, and infrastructure.
• Contribute to engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, technical discussions, and pragmatic decision-making.
• Leverage AI development tools as part of your workflow while maintaining full ownership of system design and production quality.

What We’re Looking For

Must-haves:

• Demonstrated experience leading significant technical initiatives or owning major product areas.
• Strong hands-on experience with React and Next.js (TypeScript familiarity expected).
• Proven track record of owning user-facing features from concept through production.
• Comfort collaborating across the frontend/backend boundary — including working with APIs and debugging backend behavior.
• Experience working directly with designers, customers, or domain experts to shape product direction.
• Experience delivering workflows in a fast-moving, early-stage startup environment.
• Strong product intuition, engineering judgment, and debugging skills.
• Willingness to commute to a Midtown Manhattan office 3 days per week (hybrid).
• Comfort using AI-assisted development tools responsibly while maintaining ownership of what you build.

Nice to haves:

• Experience in healthcare, with FHIR, or other regulated software environments.
• Prior experience as an early or founding engineer at a startup.
• Experience building products used throughout the workday, where usability and workflow continuity matter as much as correctness.
• Experience evolving or maintaining a design system.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $180,000 – $220,000 annually

• Early-team equity commensurate with a founding engineer role
• Visa sponsorship: Not available

Location

This is a hybrid role based in New York City, NY. You'll be expected in the office 3 days per week. Remote-only candidates will not be considered for this position.