Lead Product Engineer

1stCollab (YC W23); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team at a forward-thinking company revolutionizing influencer marketing through AI. As the Lead Product Engineer, you will have the unique opportunity to architect a cutting-edge advertising and marketing platform that empowers both creators and brands. With a focus on user-centric design and exceptional product experiences, you will lead a team that prioritizes action and innovation. If you are passionate about building impactful products and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, this role is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to shape the future of marketing technology and make a significant impact in the creator economy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Frontend Development with a focus on user-centric design.
• Deep expertise in React, Node.js, and REST API ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architecture decisions focusing on performance and scale.
• Collaborate with teams to ship exceptional product experiences.

Skills

Frontend Development

React

Node.js

REST APIs

Strong Communication

User-Centric Design

Growth Mindset

Fast Learner

Job description

Location: In-person, San Francisco (201 Spear St.)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About 1stCollab

1stCollab (YC W23) is an AI-powered influencer marketing platform founded by a team with extensive experience scaling companies like Pinterest. We’re revolutionizing influencer marketing, enabling marketers to accomplish in hours what previously took teams months. Each week, we connect thousands of creators with top brands like Notion, Character AI, and Quora. Backed by Y Combinator and other world-class investors, we’re developing cutting-edge technology to transform how brands advertise and acquire users.

About the role

We’re hiring a Lead (Senior / Staff / Sr. Staff) Product Engineer to help build the leading advertising and marketing platform for brands and creators. As the Lead Product Engineer, you will have the opportunity to architect our entire product stack. For creators, we aim to be the ultimate platform for growing creative careers—managing the business side so creators can focus on what they do best. For brands, our vision goes beyond traditional ad platforms: we believe that by making advertising as intuitive as a consumer product, we can redefine the ad experience.

Your responsibilities

• You will lead the frontend architecture decisions with a focus on performance, scale, and impact.
• Work with Engineering, Product, and Design to ship exceptional product experiences for Brands and Creators.
• Be a founding member of our growing team. Help to shape the product, direction, and culture of the company!

What we’re looking for

• Experience: 5+ years in Frontend Development experience.
• Background: Deep expertise in React, Node.js, mobile web, and REST API ecosystem. Strong product and design sensibilities with track record of shipping.
• User-Centric: You are obsessed with our customers (Brands and Creators!) and want to build great product experiences.
• Action-Oriented: As a startup, we prioritize getting things done. We don’t spend our days in meetings and talking about work. We prioritize roll up our sleeves and getting stuff done.
• Strong Communication: Ability to navigate ambiguity, articulate decisions, and communicate effectively with teammates and external brand partners.
• Growth Mindset: You welcome feedback and are eager to learn, iterate, and improve.
• Fast Learner: You’ll be working with unique tools and processes that don’t exist elsewhere. We need someone who can quickly understand 1stCollab’s operations and develop ways to educate brands about our platform.

Additional preferred qualifications

• Prior experience at an early-stage startup is highly preferred.
• Experience with digital ad products or creator economy products is a plus.