Product Engineer

Mentor Talent Acquisition; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mentor Talent Acquisition is seeking an early engineer to help build LLM-powered tools for AI-native research platforms. You’ll design and ship frontier products and work directly on high-impact tasks for clients and internal teams.

You are a product-minded full-stack engineer proficient in TypeScript and PostgreSQL, with a track record of shipping full-stack projects end-to-end and a passion for moving fast while keeping quality.

Qualifications

• You’re a product-minded, full-stack engineer who loves building fast, clean, and impactful tools.
• Have shipped full-stack projects end-to-end (bonus for startup or early-stage experience).
• Are excited to collaborate with clients and internal teams to shape product vision.
• Want to build things that feel futuristic but are incredibly useful.
• Are highly proficient in TypeScript & PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship frontier products that rethink how humans interface with research and data.
• Work directly on high-impact LLM applications and systems.
• Collaborate closely with clients to turn ideas into fast, scalable tools.
• Influence product direction and technical architecture from day one.
• Help define our engineering culture, principles, and pace.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

Client collaboration

End-to-end delivery

Job description

We're building LLM-powered tools to shape the future of AI-native research platforms.

As an early engineer, you’ll:

• Design and ship frontier products that rethink how humans interface with research and data;
• Work directly on high-impact LLM applications and systems;
• Collaborate closely with clients to turn ideas into fast, scalable tools;
• Influence product direction and technical architecture from day one;
• Help define our engineering culture, principles, and pace.

About You

You’re a product-minded, full-stack engineer who loves building fast, clean, and impactful tools.

• Have shipped full-stack projects end-to-end (bonus for startup or early-stage experience);
• Are excited to collaborate with clients and internal teams to shape product vision;
• Want to build things that feel futuristic but are incredibly useful;
• Are highly proficient in TypeScript & PostgreSQL;
• Constantly feel like you're not building fast enough.