The RoleWe are hiring a product engineer. You will own entire product lines end to end: identifying what to build through direct customer conversations, scoping with the founders, shipping production code across the stack, measuring outcomes, and iterating.
This role is well-suited to engineers who have built products from zero to one, led significant initiatives at growth-stage companies, or are looking to grow from senior to staff+ level scope at an early-stage company.
What You Will Do- Own a full product line, including roadmap definition, technical architecture, implementation, and measurement of outcomes.
- Work directly with customers through sales calls, customer Slack channels, and discovery conversations to identify and prioritize what to build.
- Build across the full stack: React and Next.js on the frontend, scalable backend systems, durable third-party integrations, and LLM pipelines tuned to near-perfect accuracy.
- Work directly with Rachit and Will on weekly product and architecture decisions.
- Set the bar for engineering quality and shipping velocity as one of the first ten hires.
What Success Looks Like- Week 1: First PR shipped to production.
- Day 15: Owning your first feature end to end, including the customer conversations that scoped it.
- Day 60: Leading a product line, with customers using what you built daily.
What We Are Looking For- Demonstrated experience building a product from zero to one, or leading a high-impact technical initiative at a growth-stage or larger company.
- Strong product instincts. You can sit in a customer call and know what to build next without being told.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication. You can write a Loom that moves a deal forward and a PR description another engineer can review in two minutes.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently. We give you the goal, not the steps.
- Expertise across complex frontend and backend systems, including React, Next.js, background job infrastructure, and database architecture.
This Role Is Not For You If- You want detailed specs handed to you and a clear queue of tickets to work through.
- You prefer to specialize narrowly. Product engineers at Centralize work across the full stack and across product surfaces.
- You want a slower pace. We work hard and move quickly. Please only apply if that excites you.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience shipping LLM-powered products to production with rigorous evaluation practices.
- Direct exposure to enterprise sales cycles, whether participating in or observing customer calls.
- Prior experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early engineer at a top-tier early-stage company.
The Team You'll JoinYou'll work directly with Rachit and Will, alongside former founders and engineers from Coinbase, Gusto, Modern Treasury, and C3 AI.
Compensation and Logistics- Location: This role is open to remote candidates in the US, with a strong preference for candidates based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco or New York City.
- Work Authorization: We are unable to sponsor visas. Candidates must have existing US work authorization.
- Compensation: $190,000 to $260,000 base salary depending on level, plus 0.20% to 0.40% equity. Final offer calibrated to seniority and experience.
Benefits- Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Parental leave
- Unlimited PTO plus company holidays
- Quarterly offsite
- Equipment stipend
