PragmatikePrincipal Founding Product Engineer
Pragmatike is hiring a Principal Founding Product Engineer for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $200k-$400k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Pragmatike.
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- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions product engineering, architecture and 0 to 1 among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a lead role.
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Define technical and product direction for strategic 0 to 1 product initiatives.
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 Principal Founding Product Engineer to lead strategic 0→1 product initiatives and help define how the company turns technical capabilities into scalable products.
What You'll Do
Define technical and product direction for new initiatives.
Lead complex products from concept to scale.
Work directly with customers, founders, and product leadership.
Architect systems that can evolve from prototypes into production platforms.
Identify product opportunities through customer and market insight.
Establish reusable engineering patterns.
Mentor senior product engineers.
Influence company-level product and technology strategy.
What We're Looking For
8+ years of engineering experience.
Exceptional product engineering and architecture skills.
Multiple examples of successful 0→1 product development.
Strong product intuition and customer orientation.
Excellent technical communication.
Ability to influence product strategy through technical expertise.
Nice to Have
AI/ML product experience.
Experience in scale-ups.
Experience working directly with founders.
Experience taking products from prototype to large-scale adoption.
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.
How we rate this
Principal Founding Product Engineer at Pragmatike rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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