Product Engineer

Counterpart

Product Engineer owning problems and driving outcomes on an insurtech platform. Building, verifying, and iterating solutions utilizing AI and collaboration with remote teams.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDjangoPostgresPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the Problem: Take accountability for the outcome, talk directly to your users, stakeholders, and peers to discover the problem, translate business intents into functional requirements, determine where human judgment is non-negotiable, and own the technical requirements.
Build with AI: Write production-quality code across the stack (Python, Django, AWS, React, PostgreSQL), direct agents, evaluate and improve agent output, run projects spanning other Product Engineers and agents, and contribute to architectural decisions.
Verify and Iterate: Surface delivery risks early, verify the end-to-end result, drive adoption of what you ship, monitor services in production, participate in support rotations, and iterate until you move the needle.
Raise the Bar: Grow quickly, be aware of technical debt trade-offs, and operate to the engineering standards for quality, reliability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years building production web applications across the full stack. The years are the floor, not the bar.
Demonstrated end-to-end ownership. You have taken something from idea to deployment and working. Including the “behind the scenes” parts (auth, failure handling, monitoring, documentation). Experience can come from a job, freelance work, or self-started projects. We care more about what you’ve owned from start to finish.
Proficiency in developing with AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, similar) and the drive to stay ahead of how AI development practices are evolving.
Demonstrated experience gathering requirements directly. You have interviewed users, customers, and partner teams, and turned ambiguous intent into specs that engineers and agents can build against.
Demonstrated experience owning both functional and non-functional requirements. You have defined what a system must do and held the line on how well it must do it.
A track record of owning a domain or initiative without close supervision. You have navigated ambiguity, made judgment calls, and been accountable for the outcome. Even in small or personal projects.
Extreme ownership and a bias for action. You do not sit and wait. You chase stakeholders, customers, and answers when you need them.
Domain curiosity. You learn the business context your work supports, not just the systems. You understand why the problem matters, not just how to solve it.
The ability to communicate clearly across engineering, product, and business, translating technical complexity without losing meaning.
Low ego and high Emotional Quotient (EQ). You influence without authority, take feedback well, and leave your ego out of technical decisions.
Experience working with distributed, remote teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote workplace
Unlimited Vacation: We offer flexible time off, allowing you to take time when you need it.
Work from Anywhere: Counterpart is a fully distributed company, meaning there is no office. We allow employees to work from wherever they do their best work, and invite the team to meet in person a couple times per year.
Stock Options
Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
401(k) Retirement Plan
Parental Leave
Home Office Allowance: to set up your home office with the necessary equipment and accessories.
Wellness Stipend
Book stipend
Professional Development Reimbursement
No working birthdays: Take your birthday off, giving you the opportunity to relax, enjoy your special day, and spend time with loved ones.
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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonDjangoAWSReactPostgreSQLAI toolsend-to-end ownershipfunctional requirementsnon-functional requirementsproduction web applications

Soft Skills

extreme ownershipbias for actiondomain curiosityclear communicationlow egohigh Emotional Quotient (EQ)influence without authorityfeedback acceptancenavigating ambiguityaccountability