Product Engineer

athena-hq; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

athena-hq is seeking a full stack Product Engineer to join our team building the leading platform in AI Search. This role involves working with cutting-edge technologies like Next.js and TypeScript, and directly contributing to product features based on customer feedback.

The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of modern web frameworks, experience shipping production applications, and a focus on performance and user experience. Join us in defining our technical architecture and tooling decisions while making a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Experience with Next.js and TypeScript.
• Previous experience in shipping production applications.
• Comfortable working with modern CSS/UI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Ship full-stack product features with Next.js + TypeScript.
• Design clean database schemas and queries.
• Build long-lasting Temporal workflows for complex business logic.
• Develop responsive, accessible UI components.
• Obsess over performance and user experience.

Skills

Next.js

TypeScript

Modern CSS/UI frameworks

Distributed systems

Tools

Kubernetes

Postgres

Job description

Mission

• We're looking for full stack Product Engineers to join our team building AthenaHQ, the leading platform powering global brands on AI Search.
• We're looking for an engineer who enjoys owning products
• You'll work with the latest technologies, interface directly with customers, and have significant influence in defining our technical architecture and tooling decisions.
• A typical day in the life includes iterating from customer feedback, scoping out new product features, and forward deployed to solving customer problems.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js App Router, React 19, Motion, Tailwind + Radix primitives
• Backend: Node.js, Temporal, Kubernetes, Postgres, OLAP

Outcomes

• Ship full-stack product features with Next.js + TypeScript
• Design clean database schemas and queries
• Build long-lasting Temporal workflows for complex business logic
• Develop responsive, accessible UI components
• Obsess over performance and user experience
• Contribute to architectural and tech choices

Competencies

• Solid with Next.js and TypeScript
• Built and shipped production apps before
• Comfortable with modern CSS/UI frameworks
• Knowledge of distributed systems
• Humble but prideful in your work

Bonus Points

• Temporal experience
• Knowledge in marketing technology and content management systems (CMS)