Senior Product Engineer

The role

You will architect, build, and scale backend systems and user-facing experiences for an LLM-driven coaching platform. You will ship features end-to-end, from designing APIs to delivering polished browser interfaces.

What you will do

• Build and extend critical backend services
• Architect APIs and integrate LLMs
• Optimize server-side systems for performance and reliability
• Develop polished frontend experiences
• Craft intuitive UI flows and ensure accessibility
• Manage data flow between frontend and backend
• Own end-to-end delivery from scoping to deployment
• Collaborate with product, design, data, and infrastructure
• Drive engineering standards, CI/CD automation, and observability
• Mentor team members through code reviews and technical discussions

Required qualifications

• Strong full stack experience shipping production-grade systems
• Proficiency with Python or similar languages for backend
• Strong JavaScript skills
• Experience building responsive, high-performance UI
• Experience building for scale, performance, security, and maintainability in large, distributed environments
• Experience architecting and shipping production-grade, user-facing systems
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity
• Valid travel documents without work authorization restrictions in the US

Nice to have

• Django preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salary including base + bonuses
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision) from day one
• Generous PTO
• Company-wide R&R shutdowns
• Paid parental leave
• Retirement plan support for US and global employees
• Meaningful ownership in a venture-backed company
• Top-up grants based on performance

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of employment history, education, and other information verification checks
• Employees may not hold concurrent full-time employment with another organization
• Outside consulting, advisory, freelance, or other professional work must be disclosed and approved in advance
• Identity, LinkedIn profiles, employment history, and references are verified

About the company

Valence is an AI-first leadership coaching platform for large enterprises. They use machine learning and natural language processing to transform how companies approach learning and development.