Explore Product Engineer Jobs

Discover Product Engineer jobs for experienced professionals who combine strong software engineering skills with a deep understanding of product needs. Product Engineers build, improve, and maintain the digital products customers use every day, working across disciplines to turn user problems and business goals into dependable, useful solutions. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more.

What Does a Product Engineer Do?

Product Engineers contribute throughout the product development process. They collaborate with product managers, designers, data teams, and other engineers to understand customer needs, shape technical approaches, build features, and evaluate results. Depending on the organization, the role may emphasize frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile, or platform engineering.

Skills Employers Look For

Common qualifications include proficiency in relevant programming languages and frameworks, experience designing and building reliable software, and the ability to make thoughtful trade-offs. Employers also value clear communication, user empathy, analytical problem solving, and comfort working with cross-functional teams. Familiarity with experimentation, product analytics, accessibility, and iterative development can be advantageous.

Product Engineer Career Opportunities

Product Engineers work at technology companies, startups, and established organizations across industries such as financial services, healthcare, commerce, and enterprise software. Career paths may lead to senior or staff engineering roles, technical leadership, or broader product and engineering responsibilities. The scope and title of the position vary by company, so review each job description for its focus, team structure, and expectations.

Find Your Next Product Engineering Role

Browse Product Engineer openings on Ladders to identify opportunities aligned with your experience, technical strengths, and career goals. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more, helping experienced candidates explore their next career move.

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$80K - $95K *

Elevate your career by supporting project management from design to closeout. Collaborate on diverse projects, ensuring compliance and quality while enhancing your skills in construction administratio...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$80K - $95K *

Manage project execution from design to closeout, ensuring compliance and quality in construction administration. Collaborate with teams on healthcare, education, and public sector projects, driving e...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$80K - $95K *

Join a team that's dedicated to overseeing diverse construction projects, from design to closeout. Collaborate with project managers to ensure compliance, quality, and timely delivery in healthcare, e...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$130K - $165K *

Drive design innovation and modernization efforts by evaluating and coordinating engineering designs, ensuring optimal performance and compliance with technical specifications in a collaborative envir...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$68K - $131K *

Transform the manufacturing landscape by providing real-time engineering support to suppliers, ensuring quality and timely delivery of components across diverse disciplines in a fast-paced environment...

Reposted 3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$135K - $160K *

Take ownership of SoC integration, RTL design, and FPGA prototyping, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hardware solutions while mentoring junior engineers and driving t...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Lead a dynamic engineering team in delivering innovative process automation solutions for the water and wastewater sector, ensuring project success through technical expertise and effective management...

Reposted 3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$124K - $135K *

Lead the development and implementation of quality plans, ensuring compliance with agency specifications while overseeing QA/QC activities and documentation for large-scale construction projects in tr...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$100K - $130K *

Lead the charge in designing and implementing secure, scalable network infrastructures. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance performance, reliability, and security while driving project...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$100K - $130K *

Partner with us to design and implement secure, scalable network solutions. Leverage your expertise in networking technologies to enhance performance and reliability while collaborating with cross-fun...

Chicago, ILRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$90K - $130K *

Lead innovative solutions in CAD Application Engineering, enhancing client operational efficiency with Siemens NX. Contribute significantly to both presales and post-sales, delivering exceptional supp...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$88K - $105K *

Advance product quality by monitoring feedback and improving designs. Collaborate with teams to innovate and validate mechanical solutions for existing product lines while ensuring reliable manufactur...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$104K - $231K *

Grow your career with a collaborative team focused on product architecture, ensuring BOM alignment and managing engineering changes to enhance operational efficiency while delivering exceptional custo...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$95K - $115K *

Transform semiconductor manufacturing by leading equipment reliability initiatives, troubleshooting complex systems, and driving continuous improvement projects. Collaborate with teams to enhance oper...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$73K - $122K *

Transform your career by driving capacity expansion projects. Lead cross-functional teams and apply engineering principles to enhance operations in a fast-paced environment, ensuring project success t...

Reposted 4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$80K - $95K *

Elevate quality standards by leading initiatives from product introduction to manufacturing. Collaborate with engineering to enhance processes, conduct audits, and mentor teams, ensuring compliance an...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$211K *

Engage with external foundries to ensure process adoption and timely tape-out. Drive alignment among engineering, design teams, and foundry requirements while managing PDK readiness and technology col...

Reposted 3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$211K *

Partner with us to drive technical alignment between internal teams and foundries, ensuring seamless adoption of semiconductor processes and timely tape-outs while owning device validation and documen...

San Jose, CARemote

Reposted 3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$130K - $150K *

Transform user experiences by designing intuitive Android applications and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance vehicle controls and telemetry data, ensuring seamle...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$130K - $150K *

Join a team that's modernizing RV technology by developing innovative Android applications and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and streamline v...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$82K - $93K *

Shape the future of quality assurance by driving compliance, conducting audits, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance processes and ensure...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$170K - $260K *

Lead the charge in developing embedded firmware for innovative printers, ensuring quality and performance across a growing platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable solutio...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$141K - $200K *

Accelerate product development by designing and validating test programs to boost yield, performance, and reliability for cutting-edge technology in collaboration with key stakeholders and teams...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$200K - $275K *

Join a dynamic team to lead software engineering efforts, driving scalable, secure applications for federal solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle mission-critical challenges in...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$207K - $300K *

Lead and optimize a team of software engineers to develop innovative storage solutions, ensuring high-quality deliverables and effective project management across multiple teams and locations, while d...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What is a Product Engineer?question toggle

    A Product Engineer is a software engineer who applies technical skills and product understanding to build and improve products based on customer needs and business goals.

  • What does a Product Engineer do?question toggle

    Product Engineers collaborate with product, design, and engineering colleagues to define, develop, test, launch, and refine software features or product experiences.

  • What skills are important for Product Engineer jobs?question toggle

    Important skills often include software development, system design, problem solving, communication, user empathy, and collaboration. Specific languages, frameworks, and domain experience depend on the role.

  • How is a Product Engineer different from a Software Engineer?question toggle

    The titles can overlap. Product Engineer roles often emphasize direct ownership of customer-facing outcomes and close collaboration with product and design teams, while Software Engineer is a broader title that may cover product, infrastructure, or other technical work.

  • Where can Product Engineers work?question toggle

    Product Engineers work across startups and established companies in fields such as technology, financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, and enterprise software.

  • How can I find Product Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Search Ladders for Product Engineer openings, review salary and experience requirements, and apply to vetted professional opportunities that match your skills and goals.