Founding Product Engineer

### About the Role We're a seed-stage, AI-native healthtech startup building an operating system that empowers nurse practitioners to launch and run independent clinical practices. We're hiring a **Founding Product Engineer** to own and shape the clinician-facing product experience end-to-end. You'll work closely with founders, designers, and clinicians to transform complex clinical workflows into polished, reliable software that directly improves care delivery. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role at a small, fast-moving team — you'll have an outsized influence on both the product and the engineering culture from day one. ### What You'll Do * Own major clinician-facing workflows from whiteboard through production — including implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration. * Collaborate with designers, founders, and clinicians to define product behavior; you won't be waiting for finished specs. * Drive frontend architecture and technical direction across provider and patient applications. * Influence APIs, data models, and overall system design while primarily owning the frontend. * Iterate quickly from rough concepts to polished production experiences alongside a product designer. * Debug complex production issues spanning browsers, APIs, third-party integrations, and infrastructure. * Contribute to engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, technical discussions, and pragmatic decision-making. * Leverage AI development tools as a core part of your workflow while maintaining full ownership of system design and production quality. ### What We're Looking For **Required:** * Demonstrated experience leading significant technical initiatives or owning major product areas end-to-end. * Strong hands-on experience with **React** and **Next.js** (TypeScript familiarity assumed). * Proven track record of owning user-facing features from concept through production. * Comfortable collaborating across the frontend/backend boundary — working with APIs and debugging backend behavior. * Experience working directly with designers, customers, or domain experts to shape product direction. * Strong product intuition, engineering judgment, and debugging skills. * Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment and experienced using AI development tools responsibly. * Able to commute to our Midtown Manhattan office 3 days per week (hybrid). **Nice to Have:** * Experience in healthcare, with FHIR, or in other regulated-software environments. * Prior experience as an early or founding engineer at a startup. * Experience building products used throughout the workday, where usability and workflow matter as much as correctness. * Experience evolving and maintaining a design system. **Note:** Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. ### Compensation & Benefits * **Salary:** $180,000 – $220,000 per year * Early-stage equity * Opportunity to shape engineering culture and product direction as a founding team member ### Location This is a **hybrid role** based in **New York City, NY**. Candidates should be able to commute to our Midtown Manhattan office at least 3 days per week. Find [Jobs in Germany](https://www.arbeitnow.com) on Arbeitnow