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The Misch Group

Founding Product Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$150K - $200K/yr

Founding Product Engineer Department: Technology & Software Employment Type: Full Time Location: California Compensation: $150,000 - $200,000 / year Description Location: In-Office (San Francisco, CA ...

The Misch Group

Founding Product Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

$150K - $200K/yr

Founding Product Engineer Department: Technology & Software Employment Type: Full Time Location: California Compensation: $150,000 - $200,000 / year Description Location: In-Office (San Francisco, CA ...

Provn

Founding Product Manager

Seattle, WA · Hybrid

$150K - $200K/yr

Founding Product Manager Envorso (via Provn) job board listing HTML Founding Product Manager Pay: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year About The Job Provn is hiring a Founding Product Manager for a ...

Knowlej

Founding Product Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$150K - $180K/yr

Founding Product Engineer (Full-Stack) Hybrid Remote (U.S. Los Angeles preferred) About Knowlej Knowlej is building the engagement infrastructure for K12 education. We connect student actions like ...

Alpaca Health

Founding Product Manager

New York, NY · On-site

$100K - $200K/yr

Founding Product Manager We are hiring a Founding Product Manager to evolve Alpaca Health from a provider-focused EHR into an AI-native platform that powers every side of our market: providers ...

Clera

Founding Product Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

About the Role A fast-growing, seed-funded B2B SaaS company in the AI-powered sales productivity space is looking for a Founding Product Manager to help shape the future of the product. You will ...

Clera

Founding Product Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

About the Role A fast-growing, seed-funded B2B SaaS company in the AI-powered sales productivity space is looking for a Founding Product Manager to help shape the future of the product. You will ...

Alpaca Health

Founding Product Designer

New York, NY · On-site

$100K - $200K/yr

Founding Product Designer As our Founding Product Designer, you'll take full ownership of the 0→1 build of our parent-facing experience - turning a fragmented, complex journey into something simple ...

Alpaca Health

Founding Product Manager

New York, NY · On-site

$100K - $200K/yr

Founding Product Manager We are hiring a Founding Product Manager to evolve Alpaca Health from a provider-focused EHR into an AI-native platform that powers every side of our market: providers ...

Alpaca Health

Founding Product Designer

New York, NY · On-site

$100K - $200K/yr

Founding Product Designer As our Founding Product Designer, you'll take full ownership of the 0→1 build of our parent-facing experience -- turning a fragmented, complex journey into something ...

Clera

Founding Product Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$190K - $210K/yr

About the Role A well-funded, early-stage fintech startup is looking for a Founding Product Engineer to join a small, senior team building a new kind of collaborative financial product. You'll have ...

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Founding Product Designer

New York, NY · On-site

About The Role As our founding Product Designer, you will work closely with our product management, engineering, and lending operations teams to create simple, elegant, and thoughtful experiences for ...

Clera

Founding Product Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$190K - $210K/yr

About the Role A well-funded, early-stage fintech startup is looking for a Founding Product Engineer to join a small, senior team building a new kind of collaborative financial product. You'll have ...

Clera

Founding Product Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

About the Role We're hiring a Founding Product Engineer to join the early team and help shape an enterprise-grade energy procurement platform. You'll take ownership of the full product lifecycle ...

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As of Jun 7, 2026, the average yearly pay for founding product in the United States is $159,405.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $141,000.00 and $197,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Founding Product role is an early-stage product leadership position in a startup, often responsible for defining the product vision, building the initial roadmap, and driving execution. This role combines product management, strategy, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, design, and business teams. Founding Product managers work closely with founders to shape the company’s direction, validate market fit, and scale the product. Given the dynamic nature of startups, they often wear multiple hats, including user research, growth, and operations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Founding Product position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Founding Product leader, you need a strong foundation in product management, market analysis, and user-centered design, often supported by prior startup or product launch experience. Proficiency with tools like Jira, Figma, analytics platforms, and agile methodologies is essential for success. Exceptional communication, adaptability, and collaborative leadership stand out as crucial soft skills. These competencies ensure you can drive early-stage product strategy, align cross-functional teams, and adapt quickly to changing startup environments.

What are the primary challenges a Founding Product leader faces in an early-stage startup environment?

Founding Product leaders in startups often face the unique challenge of building product strategy from the ground up while iterating rapidly based on limited data and evolving user feedback. You will frequently wear multiple hats, balancing hands-on execution with roadmap planning and stakeholder alignment. Collaboration is critical, as you’ll work closely with engineering, design, and company founders to prioritize features and pivot direction as needed. The fast-paced, resource-constrained environment demands resilience, creative problem-solving, and an entrepreneurial mindset. While challenging, this role offers a rare opportunity to shape a product’s vision and trajectory from its inception.

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Infographic showing various Founding Product job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 40% Full Time, 20% Part Time, and 40% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $159,405 per year, or $76.6 per hour.

Founding Product Engineer

The Misch Group

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

$150K - $200K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

Founding Product Engineer
Department: Technology & Software
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: California
Compensation: $150,000 - $200,000 / year
Description
Location: In-Office (San Francisco, CA) | Open to Remote (United States) Compensation: $150,000 - $200,000 Base + 0.5% - 1.25% Equity Benefits: Best-in-class medical, dental, vision; Unlimited vacation; Personal Executive Assistant support.
This high-growth technology company is building essential financial infrastructure to support and grow America's industrial GDP. We are hiring a founding product engineer to lead core 0-to-1 builds. The successful candidate will own the full-stack product lifecycle: scoping, designing, shipping, and iterating in the field. This role requires travel with the founding team to factory floors in the Midwest and Southeast to meet customers face-to-face and design/build exactly what they require.
Key Responsibilities
  • Own the complete product lifecycle-from identifying customer pain points to UI/UX design, through 0-to-1 full-stack engineering, and final product shipment.
  • Travel to manufacturing customers across the country and work directly with real-world users to validate and iterate on product concepts.
  • Contribute significantly to building a product culture that successfully balances speed, taste, and customer obsession.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
  • Experienced Builder: Experienced in full-stack product engineering (including Postgres, Next.js, TypeScript, AWS, etc.).
  • Product Acumen: Comfortable scoping from ambiguity and designing UI mockups in tools like Figma.
  • Execution Mindset: Maniacal about shipping fast, scrapping what doesn't work, and iterating without ego.
  • Design Focused: Opinionated about UI/UX details and committed to aesthetic quality.

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