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Location: United States — Remote Compensation: $200,000–$400,000 USD Start Date: ASAP Languages: Fluent English required Type: Full-time ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing technology company building critical infrastructure that powers high-volume, real-time business operations across multiple systems and platforms. We are seeking a Lead Founding Product Engineer to lead the company's most important new product initiatives and establish the technical foundations for future product lines. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Lead product engineering strategy for 0→1 initiatives. - Work directly with executive, product, engineering, and customer teams. - Define architectures and product development frameworks. - Lead cross-functional teams through discovery and delivery. - Turn customer problems into differentiated products. - Establish engineering standards for emerging product teams. - Mentor senior product engineers. - Influence roadmap, architecture, and product strategy. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 8+ years of engineering experience. - Proven track record of leading 0→1 products. - Exceptional product and technical judgment. - Strong leadership across engineering and product. - Excellent customer and executive communication. - Strong ability to operate with ambiguity. NICE TO HAVE - AI/ML products. - Scale-up experience. - Previous founding or early engineering experience. - Experience building new product teams. WHY JOIN? Our client is building highly scalable technology that sits at the core of critical business operations, offering engineers the opportunity to work on complex systems, large-scale integrations, and real-world technical challenges. You'll join a collaborative, fast-moving environment where ownership is encouraged, decisions are made quickly, and engineers have meaningful influence on architecture, product direction, and engineering culture. This role offers the opportunity to tackle challenging backend problems, work with modern technologies, and grow alongside an ambitious team building for scale. Full benefit package and competitive compensation. Pragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In accordance with GDPR, your personal data will be processed lawfully, fairly, and securely, and used solely for recruitment purposes, including sharing it with our client(s) for employment consideration. You may request access, correction, or deletion of your data at any time. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your information throughout the recruitment process.

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Location: United States — Remote
Compensation: $200,000–$400,000 USD
Start Date: ASAP
Languages: Fluent English required
Type: Full-time
Lead product engineering strategy for 0→1 initiatives.
Work directly with executive, product, engineering, and customer teams.
Define architectures and product development frameworks.
Lead cross-functional teams through discovery and delivery.
Turn customer problems into differentiated products.
Establish engineering standards for emerging product teams.
Mentor senior product engineers.
Influence roadmap, architecture, and product strategy.
8+ years of engineering experience.
Proven track record of leading 0→1 products.
Exceptional product and technical judgment.
Strong leadership across engineering and product.

Nice-to-haves

AI/ML products.
Scale-up experience.
Previous founding or early engineering experience.
Experience building new product teams.
You'll join a collaborative, fast-moving environment where ownership is encouraged, decisions are made quickly, and engineers have meaningful influence on architecture, product direction, and engineering culture.
This role offers the opportunity to tackle challenging backend problems, work with modern technologies, and grow alongside an ambitious team building for scale.
Full benefit package and competitive compensation.

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