Paid Returnship: Product Builder (Onsite Pleasanton)

Colibri Group; California; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Colibri Group is launching a Returnship Program as a Product Builder (Returnship) in Pleasanton, CA. This paid, 12-week, 40-hour-per-week onsite program helps experienced professionals relaunch their careers in technology with AI-enabled software delivery.

You’ll join a cross-functional product pod, take problems from prototype to production, and own outcomes with coaching, mentorship, and peer connections. AI-native training accelerates hands-on delivery.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of prior professional experience in engineering, product, design, learning, program management, business systems, or a related field.
• Career break of two or more years and readiness to relaunch through hands-on product delivery.
• Evidence of scope held before break (products delivered, outcomes owned, teams influenced).
• Willingness to retrain on AI coding and agent tools, work at pace, and take responsibility for quality.

Responsibilities

• Refresh skills and complete Colibri’s AI-native training while delivering real project work.
• Own a customer or business problem from prototype to live software and iterate.
• Deliver working software to real users and meet production timelines.
• Apply professional judgment to define scope and weigh trade-offs.
• Show weekly progress through demos and transparent updates.
• Direct and evaluate AI tools; improve prompts, tooling, and tests as needed.
• Bring disciplinary standards to design, architecture, tests, and learning designs.
• Own quality and ensure maintainability, security, and fitness for purpose.

Skills

Experience in engineering/product

Design/learning/program management

Collaboration and mentorship

Business systems knowledge

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Willingness to retrain on AI tools

Availability for 12-week onsite

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AI coding tools

Agent tools

Job description

Colibri Group is launching a Returnship Program as a Product Builder (Returnship) in Pleasanton, CA. This paid, 12-week, 40-hour-per-week onsite program helps experienced professionals relaunch their careers in technology with AI-enabled software delivery.

You’ll join a cross-functional product pod, take problems from prototype to production, and own outcomes with coaching, mentorship, and peer connections. AI-native training accelerates hands-on delivery.