Software Engineer, Product

Ladders
RemoteFull-time$220,000–$265,000Posted Sep 14, 2026

About the role

For our client, we are seeking a Software Engineer, Product to join the team of a leader in the Media space.

This role will own customer-facing product surfaces from concept through launch and continued iteration. You will partner closely with Product and Design to improve user interactions while building ambitious full-stack systems across multiple technologies. The position also supports team learning, release efficiency, and higher technical standards through thoughtful mentoring and architecture guidance.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $220,000 – $265,000 annually

Responsibilities

Own product surfaces from concept to launch and beyond

Collaborate with Product and Design to enhance user interactions

Develop ambitious full-stack systems using multiple technologies

Facilitate team learning and efficiency in software releases

Elevate technical standards through mentoring and architecture guidance

Qualifications

5+ years building and shipping customer-facing products with measurable impact

Experience leveraging AI and agents in product development

Proven ownership of end-to-end features and experiments

Ability to quickly adapt to unfamiliar technical systems

Strong emphasis on user experience and interface design

Skilled in simplifying complex product and technical tasks

Rigorous validation of work through data and testing

Benefits

Equity participation

Flexible work environment

Opportunities for professional growth in a startup setting

Opportunity to work on innovative product features

Engagement in a culture that embraces creative expression through product use

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.

Responsibilities

  • Own product surfaces from concept to launch and beyond
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to enhance user interactions
  • Develop ambitious full-stack systems using multiple technologies
  • Facilitate team learning and efficiency in software releases
  • Elevate technical standards through mentoring and architecture guidance

Qualifications

  • 5+ years building and shipping customer-facing products with measurable impact
  • Experience leveraging AI and agents in product development
  • Proven ownership of end-to-end features and experiments
  • Ability to quickly adapt to unfamiliar technical systems
  • Strong emphasis on user experience and interface design
  • Skilled in simplifying complex product and technical tasks
  • Rigorous validation of work through data and testing

Benefits

  • Equity participation
  • Flexible work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth in a startup setting
  • Opportunity to work on innovative product features
  • Engagement in a culture that embraces creative expression through product use

Skills mentioned

Frontend DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentSystem DesignGenerative AIAI AgentsSoftware TestingData AnalysisCI/CDGitAPI Integration

About Ladders

We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.

Technology51-200 employeesNew York

H-1B sponsorship history

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