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NYC Product Engineering: 10 roles with comp + work setup + what you’d build

  • Writer: Media
    Media
  • Jan 5
  • 4 min read

We publish 10 curated roles per week so strong engineers can move fast without digging through noise.


This week’s focus is NYC Product Engineering (Full Stack + Frontend). Every role includes compensation and work setup so you can self-select quickly.



Who this is for

This week’s list is for you if you’re:

  • A product-minded software engineer targeting NYC roles (full stack, frontend, or backend-leaning product engineering)

  • Comfortable shipping in a fast-moving environment where you own features end-to-end, not just tickets

  • Strong in at least one modern product stack (examples: TypeScript/React/Next.js or Node/Python + Postgres) and can point to real shipped work

  • Open to on-site or hybrid (most NYC product teams still prefer it), or selectively targeting remote where offered

  • Clear on your basics: location, work authorization, start timing, and comp range so you can move quickly when there’s a fit

If that’s you, scan the 10 roles, pick your top 1–3, and reply with the role numbers and your resume.


How to express interest

Email us with:

  • The role number(s) you want (example: “1, 6, 9”)

  • Your resume (PDF preferred)

  • Your LinkedIn

  • Your current location

  • Your work authorization (USC/GC/H1B/OPT/TN/etc.)

  • Your preferred work setup (on-site / hybrid / remote)


Job boards waste time because they hide the only details that matter. This list does the opposite: 10 NYC product engineering roles with comp, work setup, and a plain-English breakdown of what you’d actually be building.


  1. Product Engineer (Frontend) Comp: $150K–$200K | Work setup: On-site | Location: New York | YOE: 2+ | Stack: Svelte, TypeScript, React, Vue, Tailwind, Kubernetes What they do: Legal tech with a product-first approach. What you’d be building: Core frontend experiences, workflow UIs, and performance polish where UX quality actually matters.

  2. Founding Engineer Comp: $175K–$225K | On-site | New York | YOE: 5+ | Stack: NodeJS, TypeScript, React, AWS What they do: An operating system for neurology private practices. What you’d be building: End-to-end product foundations, APIs, and clinical ops workflows that have to be reliable in real life.

  3. Fullstack Engineer Comp: $165K–$225K | On-site | New York | YOE: 0+ | Stack: React, JavaScript, Next.js What they do: Software for the built environment and engineering workflows. What you’d be building: Product features, data-heavy UIs, and backend-connected flows that support technical users.

  4. Fullstack Engineer (Backend Leaning)Comp: $150K–$220K | On-site | New York, Denver | YOE: 3–8 | Stack: NodeJS, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker What they do: Account infrastructure for fintechs and financial institutions. What you’d be building: Backend-first systems for money movement, plus the product surfaces that make them usable.

  5. Founding Engineer Comp: $145K–$170K | On-site | New York | YOE: 1–4 | Stack: TypeScript, React, NodeJS, PostgreSQL What they do: Automates brand deals for content creators. What you’d be building: Marketplace workflows, deal lifecycle logic, and internal tools that keep operations tight.

  6. Lead AI Engineer (SF)Comp: $175K–$250K | On-site | San Francisco, New York | YOE: 5–10 | Stack: Python, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Git, Langchain, Kubernetes, Docker What they do: Contracting intelligence from intake through obligation management. What you’d be building: Production-grade AI workflows, evaluation loops, and product integrations that reduce risk and ambiguity.

  7. Growth Engineer Comp: $175K–$200K | Hybrid | San Francisco, New York | YOE: 2+ | Stack: Ruby on Rails, Django What they do: AI-driven growth tooling. What you’d be building: Activation and retention mechanics, experiment infrastructure, and high-leverage product changes tied to metrics.

  8. Lead AI Engineer (NYC)Comp: $175K–$250K | On-site | New York | YOE: 5–10 | Stack: Python, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Git, Langchain, Kubernetes, Docker What they do: Contracting intelligence and workflow automation. What you’d be building: AI systems that plug into core business processes, with reliability and traceability.

  9. Senior/Principal Software Engineer (Remote)Comp: $240K–$280K | Remote | New York, Washington DC | YOE: 5–15 | Stack: Python, JavaScript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes What they do: Secure intelligence sharing for national security use cases. What you’d be building: Secure, hardened systems and deployment workflows where correctness is non-negotiable.

  10. Lead Fullstack Engineer (NYC)Comp: $175K–$250K | On-site | New York | YOE: 5–10 | Stack: Python, JavaScript, React, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes What they do: Contracting intelligence across the lifecycle. What you’d be building: Full-stack delivery across product surfaces and backend services with strong execution ownership.


What teams are screening for right now

NYC product engineering teams are filtering fast. Your resume and LinkedIn should make these answers obvious in the first 10 seconds:

  • Evidence you ship: shipped features in production, not “worked on” projects. Include what you built, what shipped, and the impact (latency, revenue, retention, cost, reliability, time saved).

  • Clean product scope: you can take a feature from vague requirements to delivery. Teams want people who can clarify requirements, make tradeoffs, and finish.

  • Stack match (tight, not broad): they’re not looking for “I can learn anything.” They’re looking for “I’ve already shipped in this stack.” Call out TypeScript/React/Next.js, Node, Python, Postgres, GraphQL, etc. with real examples.

  • Backend fundamentals even for full stack: APIs, database work, auth, caching, background jobs, and basic system design. A lot of “full stack” hiring is really backend screening in disguise.

  • Ownership signals: you’ve handled on-call, fixed incidents, improved reliability, or owned a service/module end-to-end. Even one good story beats a long skills list.

  • Speed without sloppiness: small teams want builders who can move fast and still keep code readable, testable, and secure.

  • Communication and low-ego collaboration: can you write clearly, explain tradeoffs, and work through ambiguity without drama.

  • Constraints upfront: location, work setup (on-site/hybrid/remote), and work authorization. If they have to guess, you get skipped.

  • Consistency in your story: your timeline makes sense, your role progression is credible, and your “why this role” is coherent (no random pivots that look like you’re just spraying applications).


Quick upgrade: If your resume doesn’t include 2–3 bullets that read like “built X, shipped Y, impact Z,” you’ll lose to someone who does, even if you’re better.


Don’t see your match?

Send your:

  • target title(s)

  • comp range

  • preferred work setup

  • location

  • stack


We’ll keep you on the shortlist for the next weekly drop.


Note: Compensation and role availability are provided by the hiring companies and can change. Roles may close quickly.

 
 
 

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