Lead Product Engineer

Quick Facts

• Lead Product Engineer (founding product engineering hire)
• Own a proprietary internal product suite and its adoption
• Build greenfield, user-facing applications and scalable UI foundation

Description

Lead the design and development of a next-generation set of proprietary internal software products that support investment decision-making, portfolio operations, reporting, and mission-critical workflows. You’ll work with business stakeholders to design solutions, rapidly build products, and define the technology experience across the business. A major focus is establishing a scalable design system, reusable component library, and frontend architecture to support multiple applications.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and adoption of the firm’s proprietary product suite
• Build user-facing applications from concept through production
• Lead multiple greenfield initiatives and launch products from scratch
• Design intuitive UX for complex operational and business workflows
• Develop and maintain a scalable design system and reusable UI component library
• Partner with end users to understand workflows, gather feedback, and iterate quickly
• Prototype new ideas using modern AI-assisted development tools
• Help define engineering standards, product strategy, and technical direction

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building production software products
• Strong frontend expertise with React and/or Next.js
• Experience building or owning design systems, component libraries, or shared frontend platforms
• Track record of shipping products from idea to production
• Strong product intuition and UI/UX sensibilities
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders and translating ambiguity into scalable products
• Familiarity with Figma or similar design tools
• Heavy user of modern AI development tools

Benefits

• Founding-level autonomy and ownership for 0-to-1 product initiatives
• Opportunity to help define engineering standards and technical direction as the platform grows
• Greenfield scope with the stability and resources of an already successful, large-scale investment platform