Staff Product Engineer — AI-Native Developer Tools Lead

Blacksmith Software Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith is seeking a Staff Product Engineer to set the technical direction for new AI-native developer tooling. This role operates at the organizational level, owning architecture, solving complex product problems, and driving 0-1 initiatives that shape how Blacksmith grows and excites customers.

You will be a key technical authority and a force multiplier, raising engineering standards across the team and owning production outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading product direction from early stage to industry-recognized delivery.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into technical roadmaps.
• Strong communication with engineers, leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor senior engineers and drive production outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural direction for new AI-native developer tooling.
• Translate business strategy into long-term technical roadmaps.
• Drive 0-1 product development from conception to initial release.
• Ensure reliability, performance and operational excellence of production systems.
• Mentor engineers and raise overall engineering standards.
• Navigate ambiguous problem spaces to define both problem and solution.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Agentic coding

Technical influence

Communication

Tools

AI tooling

Production systems

Job description

Blacksmith is seeking a Staff Product Engineer to set the technical direction for new AI-native developer tooling. This role operates at the organizational level, owning architecture, solving complex product problems, and driving 0-1 initiatives that shape how Blacksmith grows and excites customers.

You will be a key technical authority and a force multiplier, raising engineering standards across the team and owning production outcomes.