Lead Product Engineer | 36labs

The role

You will own the upcoming B2C product end to end, from launch, and lead product engineering with the founders. You will also help build and ship on top of V3 of the harness.

What you will do

• Own the upcoming B2C product end to end, from launch
• Lead product engineering and make product calls with the founders
• Set the bar for how things get shipped and help shape the team as it grows
• Work across the stack on the harness and the products around it
• Help build and ship on top of V3 of the harness as it moves from internal release into wider use
• Take ownership of your pieces of work and move them forward with little hand-holding
• Work closely with the CTO and other engineers, and explain your ideas back to the team

Required qualifications

• Four or more years of hands-on engineering experience, including in the AI-native era
• Experience owning something, with examples you can point to
• Takes the lead and starts without waiting to be told
• Communicates well and explains your thinking clearly
• Lives in London and is happy to be in the office four days a week
• Works with Python, TypeScript and Postgres
• Knows LLM and generative model APIs and open-weight models
• Builds and runs back-end systems in production, including deployment and operation
• Keeps up with the latest stacks, models and engineering practices
• A notice period of one month is fine

Nice to have

• Degree in computer science, engineering, maths, stats or similar
• MSc or PhD
• Experience in applied generative media or creative companies, such as Fal
• Side projects beyond your degree or day job

Benefits

• Seed-stage company with a profitable track record since it began operating
• Strong CV line and the chance to learn a lot quickly
• Clear room to grow into a more senior role
• Work on a problem few companies are tackling, with an extremely high ceiling
• Real clients from day one, including Sony, Warner and Universal
• Small, flat team of ten with direct access to the CTO and the founders

Before you apply

• London-based candidates only
• No visa sponsorship at this stage; the company cannot sponsor until about February next year. A visa that runs well past February is fine
• Hiring process: screening call, first-round interview with head of operations, technical interview with the CTO, take-home technical assessment, and possibly a final onsite round

About the company

36 Labs is an applied AI research firm in London working on creative decisions and explainability in AI models. It is profitable and works with Sony, Warner and Universal through bespoke marketing partnerships.