Product Engineer

Shape the Future on Autopilot

At Autopilot , you won’t just write code - you’ll shape the product. As a Product Engineer , you’ll own features end-to-end and help redefine what’s possible in fintech.

We’re building a high-performance, AI-native Fintech Operating System designed to optimize cost and revenue for digital businesses. Join us on a multi-year mission to build smarter infrastructure for commerce.

Why Join Us?

• You’ll help build an ambitious product from the ground up, with a team that values speed, craft, and autonomy. If you’re ready to make an outsized impact in fintech, we’d love to meet you.

About the Role

• You'll join a fast-moving team building modern web applications that process and optimize financial data at scale. This is a full-stack role with strong emphasis on backend engineering:

What You'll Do

• Build scalable backend services in NodeJS
• Develop responsive UIs with React Router v7

Collaborate on API design

• Write clean, well-tested code across the stack
• Optimize database queries and data pipelines (PostgreSQL)
• Improve observability, monitoring, and infrastructure
• Contribute to architectural decisions and engineering practices

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in product-focused engineering
• Strong ownership mindset and startup readiness
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, tRPC and OpenAPI
• Comfortable with React + TypeScript for cross-functional work

Bonus Points

Payments or fintech experience

Exposure to Clickhouse/Tinybird

Exposure to AI/ML systems

Built high-performance, low-latency systems

Experience with tRPC/OpenAPI

Our Hiring Process

• We focus on real-world skills - not whiteboard tricks. Here's what to expect:
• Apply with LinkedIn Profile And Resume

We'll filter candidates based on the requirements listed above which you will receive an email to schedule a 60-minute live coding session with us once you get super productive with our interview repository.

• 60-Minute Live Coding Session
• You'll pair with one of our engineers to build a small, production-like feature using full-stack TypeScript React.

We’ll look at

• How you think through product requirements
• How you model data and structure code
• Your testing, naming, and documentation habits
• How you handle edge cases and incomplete specs
• The session mirrors our actual development workflow:
• accessible
• pragmatic
• collaborative

Technical Review & Feedback

• After the session, we’ll walk through your code together. You'll get feedback from us, and we’ll discuss your decisions, trade-offs, and any areas for improvement.

Culture & Alignment Chat

• A final call with CEO to discuss your long-term goals, how you work best, and whether Autopilot is the right fit for both sides.

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