Product Lead Software company Austin, Texas $200k to $260k USD base a year Posted yesterday

Raydar; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Raydar is seeking a Product Lead to own a software product from discovery through expansion. You will work with business customers and engineers to decide what gets built, balancing technical limits and user needs on a small team.

Ideal candidates have a software engineering background, 6+ years total experience, and experience delivering business software. The role is on-site in Austin, TX, 5 days a week.

Qualifications

• Skilled at converting client needs into engineering-ready written specifications, with a grasp of the technical limits involved.
• A minimum of three years in product roles, carrying a business software offering from start to finish.
• Two or more years as a software engineer before moving into product.
• Hands-on use of AI-assisted tools in day-to-day product work.
• Six or more years of overall professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Spend substantial time on-site with customers to understand how their operations really work.
• Pair with an engineering colleague to scope what customers need, weighing technical limits while leaving production coding to others.
• Build a new product largely from scratch on top of an existing AI model and data layer.
• Take on product, research and UX work across a small team, owning the experience from pilot through expansion.
• Prototype ideas quickly with AI-assisted tools to test hypotheses with real users.

Skills

Product management experience

Software engineer background

AI-assisted product work

Six+ years total professional exp.

Three+ years in product roles

Education

Computer science degree

Tools

AI tools usage

Job description

# Product LeadSoftware company* LocationAustin, Texas* TypeFull-time* Posted3 November 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a software product from early discovery through to expansion, working directly with business customers and engineers to decide what gets built. The role combines product management, research and UX on a small team and suits someone with a technical background who can weigh engineering limits and move quickly from idea to prototype.## What you'll do* Spend substantial time on-site with customers to understand how their operations really work.* Pair with an engineering colleague to scope what customers need, weighing technical limits while leaving production coding to others.* **Build a new product** largely from scratch on top of an existing AI model and data layer.* Take on product, research and UX work across a small team, owning the experience from pilot through expansion.* Prototype ideas quickly with AI-assisted tools to test hypotheses with real users.## What we're looking for* Skilled at converting client needs into engineering-ready written specifications, with a grasp of the technical limits involved.* A minimum of three years in product roles, carrying a business software offering from start to finish.* Two or more years as a software engineer before moving into product.* Hands-on use of AI-assisted tools in day-to-day product work.* Six or more years of overall professional experience.## Bonus points* A computer science degree.* Experience as a founder or founding product manager who has sold to large enterprise buyers.## Location and work model* Austin, Texas, United States* On-site, 5 days in-office per week* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* **Base salary:** $200K to $260K per year* EquityPay$200k to $260kUSD base a year