Founding Product Engineer
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About PulseSafety Inc.
PulseSafety is a public safety technology startup building a modern SaaS platform that helps law enforcement agencies manage operations records and community engagement. Our mission is to give agencies smarter simpler tools that improve efficiency and community trust.
The Role
Were seeking a Founding Product Engineer to help bring CommandCore from MVP to production launch and beyond. This hybrid role combines elements of product management and full-stack development. Our MVP is already about three-quarters complete with a clear roadmap in place. You wont be starting from scratch instead youll be joining a project with defined direction and working directly with the founder to finalize core features refine workflows based on agency feedback and scale the platform into production-ready software. This is a chance to join at a pivotal stage where your contributions will directly shape the products success.
Tasks
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the founder to finalize MVP features and plan for long-term roadmap.
- Research and incorporate feedback from law enforcement users (officers records staff command).
- Write product specs user stories and translate them into technical tasks.
- Develop and maintain full-stack applications (frontend backend).
- Design database schemas and multi-tenant infrastructure for agencies.
- Implement secure scalable integrations with third-party APIs (Twilio Slack government systems).
- Contribute to technical decisions on hosting deployments and architecture.
- Balance quick MVP delivery with long-term scalability and compliance.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript React and (or similar frameworks).
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL SQL Server Neon).
- Ability to turn user needs into technical requirements.
- Strong problem-solving mindset; comfortable wearing multiple hats in a startup environment.
- Bonus: prior experience in govtech public safety software or CJIS compliance.
- Bonus: exposure to product management or product ownership responsibilities.
Current Tech Stack (MVP 50% Complete)
- Frontend: React 18 Radix UI Tailwind CSS Framer Motion Recharts
- Backend: Express Passport (local auth) WebSockets (ws)
- Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM Neon for serverless DB hosting
- Auth & Sessions: Passport-local Express-session with PostgreSQL store
- State/Data: TanStack React Query React Hook Form Zod validation
- Build & Tooling: Vite TypeScript Tailwind Merge Drizzle Kit migrations
- Integrations (planned/current): Twilio Slack Gov systems
Benefits
What We Offer
- A platform that is already 50% built with a clear roadmap for completion and growth.
- The chance to refine and scale a product with defined direction not build from scratch.
- Early-hire equity/ownership potential.
- Direct collaboration with the founder and input into technical product strategy.
- Flexible remote work with preference for Austin TX area.
- A mission-driven role: building tools that directly support law enforcement and communities.
Key Skills
- APQP
- Six Sigma
- GD&T
- Root cause Analysis
- CAD
- Project Leadership
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Quality Management
- Product Development
- Catia
- Manufacturing
