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Founding Product Engineer

United States, New York 120000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 11, 2026
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Founding Product Engineer role at Emerge Career, an all-in-one re-entry & workforce development training platform. The role blends engineering, product, support, and program operations. You'll be the first engineer, joining the co-founder who built the platform solo to date. The mission is to break the cycle of poverty and incarceration by creating pathways to real second chances.

Job Responsibility

  • Coaching students
  • Talking to students
  • Doing support
  • Documenting your work and its impact
  • Owning products and features end to end
  • Implementing AI features and operational workflows

Requirements

  • Willing to relocate and work in-person in New York City
  • Passionate about working with underrepresented communities and tackling challenges related to poverty and inequity
  • Experience taking a project from 0 to 1
  • Experience building AI-native products, or integrating AI into existing software
  • You love working with React and Typescript

Nice to have

  • Experience coaching individuals
  • Experience in ed-tech
  • Experience collaborating with operations or support teams
  • Experience working with operations or support teams

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