Product Engineer

As a Product Engineer at Stainless, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, including shipping large improvements to our SDK Studio, developing LLM-powered tools, designing and building public APIs, and contributing to shaping our API Framework. You'll work closely with developers from various companies to better understand their needs while ensuring great documentation and user experience.

To qualify for the Product Engineer position at Stainless, candidates should demonstrate sufficient experience in building modern web applications using technologies like TypeScript and React. Additionally, excellent product sense, empathy for developer experiences, and an interest in API tooling are highly valued. Familiarity with GraphQL and a proven track record in API design will be further beneficial.

The Product Engineer position at Stainless is an in-person role based in New York City. We're looking forward to fostering collaboration among our small team directly at our office, which allows for strong interpersonal connections and swift development processes.

Working at Stainless as a Product Engineer means being part of a fast-paced, innovative, and supportive environment. We prioritize collaboration, encourage creativity, and value open communication. Our team is passionate, and we're committed to building tools that enhance developer experiences while fostering individual growth within our startup culture.

Product Engineers at Stainless enjoy competitive compensation packages, including generous equity grants. Additional benefits include great healthcare coverage options, paid commuter benefits, team lunches, and flexible paid time off, all aimed at enhancing work-life balance and fostering a healthy company culture.

Highlight specific projects where you utilized technologies like TypeScript and React. Discuss the challenges you faced, how you approached design decisions, and the outcomes of your work, emphasizing your ability to deliver quality products.

Developer experience encompasses the overall experience that developers have while interacting with APIs and SDKs. Discuss how your empathy for developers shapes your design and coding decisions, and provide examples of how you’ve improved developer experience in previous roles.

Use the STAR method to discuss a specific situation where you engaged with users or stakeholders, the methods you used to gather requirements, and how you translated those insights into features or improvements for the product.

Discuss the API design methodologies you’ve employed, such as REST, GraphQL, or OpenAPI. Explain your decision-making process and how you ensure that the APIs you design are both user-friendly and efficient.

If you have previous experience, describe specific tools or projects you worked on. Talk about the challenges faced and how LLM-powered solutions helped streamline processes or enhance user engagement.

Emphasize the importance of clear and concise documentation. Share your strategies for making documentation accessible to various audience levels and how you ensure it remains up-to-date with evolving features.

Express your enthusiasm for the company’s mission and the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals. Mention how your skills align perfectly with the role and how you can contribute to the company’s growth and culture.

Discuss your time management strategies, such as breaking down projects into manageable tasks, using prioritization frameworks, and maintaining open communication with your team to ensure alignment and progress.

Use the STAR method here to narrate a notable project, the specific challenges you faced, and the innovative solutions you employed to overcome these hurdles and achieve successful project completion.

Discuss your versatility in programming, mentioning the languages you're comfortable with and how your broad knowledge has enabled you to adapt to different challenges across various projects effectively.