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  • About the Role

    We're building an AI-native operating system that helps nurse practitioners launch and run independent clinical practices — and we're looking for a Founding Product Engineer to own and shape the clinician-facing product experience. This is a high-impact, early-team role at a seed-stage healthtech company where you'll work directly with founders, designers, and clinicians to turn complex clinical workflows into polished, reliable software that improves care delivery.

    You'll be a defining voice in engineering culture, product direction, and technical architecture — not just an executor of finished specs. If you thrive at the intersection of strong engineering craft and genuine product ownership, this role is for you.

    What You'll Do

    • Own major clinician-facing workflows end-to-end — from whiteboard through implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration.

    • Collaborate closely with designers, founders, and clinicians to define product behavior rather than waiting for finished specs.

    • Drive frontend architecture and technical direction across provider and patient applications.

    • Influence APIs, data models, and overall system behavior while primarily owning the frontend.

    • Iterate quickly from rough concepts to production-quality experiences alongside a product designer.

    • Debug complex production issues spanning browsers, APIs, third-party integrations, and infrastructure.

    • Contribute to engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, technical discussions, and pragmatic decision-making.

    • Leverage AI development tools as part of your workflow while maintaining full ownership of system design and production quality.

    What We're Looking For

    Must-haves:

    • Demonstrated experience leading significant technical initiatives or owning major product areas.

    • Strong hands-on experience with React and Next.js (TypeScript familiarity expected).

    • Proven track record of owning user-facing features from concept through production.

    • Comfort collaborating across the frontend/backend boundary — including working with APIs and debugging backend behavior.

    • Experience working directly with designers, customers, or domain experts to shape product direction.

    • Experience delivering workflows in a fast-moving, early-stage startup environment.

    • Strong product intuition, engineering judgment, and debugging skills.

    • Willingness to commute to a Midtown Manhattan office 3 days per week (hybrid).

    • Comfort using AI-assisted development tools responsibly while maintaining ownership of what you build.

    Nice to haves:

    • Experience in healthcare, with FHIR, or other regulated software environments.

    • Prior experience as an early or founding engineer at a startup.

    • Experience building products used throughout the workday, where usability and workflow continuity matter as much as correctness.

    • Experience evolving or maintaining a design system.

    Compensation & Benefits

    • Salary: $180,000 – $220,000 annually

    • Early-team equity commensurate with a founding engineer role

    • Visa sponsorship: Not available

    Location

    This is a hybrid role based in New York City, NY. You'll be expected in the office 3 days per week. Remote-only candidates will not be considered for this position.

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