Member of Technical Staff — Head of Product (US)

naïve; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Naïve in San Francisco seeks a hands-on Product Lead to drive product strategy and development. You will work closely with the CEO, lead the product and engineering team, and manage full-stack development using Next.js and Python. Ideal candidates have strong full-stack engineering skills and prior experience at an early-stage startup. Responsibilities include defining product roadmaps, leading product launches, and ensuring quality across all aspects of development. If you thrive in building and leading, apply now!

Qualifications

• Prior experience leading product at an early-stage startup — 0 to 1 at minimum once.
• Ability to context-switch between writing code and making product calls in the same day.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy, roadmap, and priorities.
• Lead the product and engineering team and set direction.
• Own product launches from spec to build to go-to-market.

Skills

Full-stack engineering (Next.js, TypeScript, Python)

High Agency

Strong product instincts and taste

Real LLM experience

Job description

Naïve is an autonomous company builder— we let businesses deploy AI employees to create/run entire companies. We're backed by Y Combinator, Softbank (DEEPCORE), and more.

We're looking for someone who can lead product + get hands dirty shipping.

What You'll Do

• Work directly with the CEO to define product strategy, roadmap, and priorities
• Lead the product and engineering team — set direction, unblock execution, raise the bar
• Build full-stack across Next.js + TypeScript (frontend) and Python / FastAPI (backend)
• Own product launches end-to-end — from spec to build to GTM
• Talk to customers constantly and translate product analytics / feedback loops into product decisions
• Drive quality: UX, performance, reliability, and velocity

The Role

This isn't a PM role with a separate eng team. You build. You lead. You own the outcome. You'll be the connective tissue between vision and execution — defining what we build, why, and making sure it ships well.

Must-Haves

• High Agency
• Strong full-stack engineering (Next.js, TypeScript, Python)
• Prior experience leading product at an early-stage startup — 0 to 1 at minimum once
• Ability to context-switch between writing code and making product calls in the same day
• Real LLM experience — tool use, agentic systems, structured outputs
• Strong product instincts and taste

Nice-to-Haves

• Ex-founder or technical co-founder background
• Experience shipping developer-facing or AI-native products
• Multi-agent systems or agent orchestration experience
• Familiarity with agent runtimes, MCP, or autonomous workflow tooling