Founding Product Engineer (Remote) — Build a Startup Within

Better Stack; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Better Stack is hiring a Founding Product Engineer to lead from the trenches, writing high‑quality code, shaping product strategy, and mentoring a growing team. This is a senior, high‑impact role for someone who can ship quickly and think big.

You’ll own the end‑to‑end product, collaborate across design, data, and sales, and drive growth with viral features. Expect long hours, hands‑on leadership, and building a startup within a startup.

Qualifications

• Amazing full‑stack engineer with senior-level experience.
• Proven ability to lead technically and influence product direction.
• Comfort with shipping product from concept to production and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product engineering efforts end-to-end.
• Be the most active code contributor in the product’s GitHub repository during the first year.
• Analyze business models and generate new product ideas.

Skills

Full-stack development

Engineering leadership

Code contribution

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Better Stack is hiring a Founding Product Engineer to lead from the trenches, writing high‑quality code, shaping product strategy, and mentoring a growing team. This is a senior, high‑impact role for someone who can ship quickly and think big.

You’ll own the end‑to‑end product, collaborate across design, data, and sales, and drive growth with viral features. Expect long hours, hands‑on leadership, and building a startup within a startup.