Founding Product Engineer

Kinstead

Founding Product Engineer responsible for user-facing experience in AI-native healthcare platform. Collaborating with CTO and designers to improve clinician workflows and product architecture at Kinstead.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $180,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading technical initiatives and owning product areas, with strong capabilities in React and Next.js for frontend development. Collaborates effectively across frontend and backend boundaries, utilizing debugging skills and product intuition to enhance user-facing features.

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ReactNext.jsFrontend/Backend CollaborationDebugging SkillsTechnical Initiative Leadership

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Hard Skills

Frontend DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentAPI IntegrationProduct OwnershipUser Experience Design

Soft Skills

CollaborationEngineering JudgmentPragmatic Decision Making

Tools & Technologies

AI Development Tools

Industry Keywords

Startup EnvironmentProduct DirectionCode ReviewsTechnical Discussions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNext.jsReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major clinician-facing workflows from whiteboard to production, including implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration
Help define product behavior alongside designers, founders, and clinicians rather than waiting for finished specifications
Drive frontend architecture and technical direction across the provider and patient applications
Work side-by-side with our product designer to iterate quickly from rough concepts to polished production experiences.
Work comfortably across the frontend/backend boundary, influencing APIs, data models, and system behavior where it improves the product
Debug complex production issues that span browsers, APIs, third-party integrations, and infrastructure
Help shape our engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, technical discussions, and pragmatic decision making.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience leading significant technical initiatives or owning major product areas
Strong experience with React and Next.js
Experience owning user-facing features from concept through production
Comfortable collaborating across the frontend/backend boundary, including working with APIs and debugging backend behavior when needed
Experience collaborating directly with designers, customers, or domain experts to shape product direction
Strong product intuition, engineering judgment, and debugging skills
Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment
Comfortable using AI development tools while maintaining ownership of the systems you build
Ability to commute to Kinstead's Columbus Circle office 3x per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and generous, early-stage equity (4-year grant)
Health, vision, and dental benefits
401(k)
Unlimited PTO
Prime office in Columbus Circle with free daily team lunches
Fun team events and offsites