Remote Product Engineer — AI-Driven SaaS

Sur; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Two weeks PTO

Fully remote

Job summary

Sur is seeking a Product Engineer to design, develop, and improve customer-facing features for a fast-growing digital marketplace. You will own backend in Python/Django and frontend in JavaScript/React, building scalable, AI-enabled solutions in a distributed startup environment.

The role demands hands-on development from concept to production, strong backend expertise, and the ability to make pragmatic technical decisions. Fully remote setup with an emphasis on independence and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of professional experience in full‑stack development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, Django, and PostgreSQL in production.
• Solid frontend skills with JavaScript, HTML, CSS; React preferred.
• Experience building and shipping complete product features independently.
• Experience developing and integrating REST APIs and third‑party services.
• Practical experience integrating LLMs or AI features into apps.
• Strong understanding of database optimization, performance, and scalable backend architecture.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools like Claude Code or Cursor.
• Previous startup/scale‑up experience in product‑focused teams.
• Advanced English communication (C1).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and launch new product features from concept to production.
• Develop and maintain backend applications using Python, Django, and PostgreSQL.
• Build responsive, user-friendly interfaces with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and React.
• Own the full development lifecycle including architecture, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Integrate AI models, APIs, and automation tools into features.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize queries for scalability.
• Troubleshoot and refactor existing systems to improve quality.
• Collaborate with product stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to improve coding efficiency while maintaining quality.
• Work independently in a distributed startup environment.

Skills

Python

Django

PostgreSQL

JavaScript

React

REST APIs

AI integration

English (C1)

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

OpenAI APIs

Redis

Docker

AWS

Job description

Sur is seeking a Product Engineer to design, develop, and improve customer-facing features for a fast-growing digital marketplace. You will own backend in Python/Django and frontend in JavaScript/React, building scalable, AI-enabled solutions in a distributed startup environment.

The role demands hands-on development from concept to production, strong backend expertise, and the ability to make pragmatic technical decisions. Fully remote setup with an emphasis on independence and collaboration.