Product Engineer

Mentor Talent Acquisition; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mentor Talent Acquisition is seeking an early engineer to design and ship frontier LLM-powered tools in a fast-paced environment. You will work on high-impact applications, collaborating with clients and internal teams to translate ideas into scalable products.

Ideal candidates are product-minded, full-stack engineers proficient in TypeScript and PostgreSQL, with a track record of delivering end-to-end projects. You’ll shape the product direction and help define engineering culture from day one.

Qualifications

• Shipped full-stack projects end-to-end.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to shape product vision.
• Proficient in TypeScript and PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

Full-stack development

Client collaboration

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.