Product Engineer Product Lead Engineer

Product Engineer / Product Lead Engineer

AI Automation Platform Healthcare Operations New York Hybrid

About the Company

We are representing a fast-moving founder-led AI startup building automation software for complex healthcare operations.

The company is using applied AI and workflow automation to reduce administrative burden across provider organizations helping teams spend less time on paperwork and more time on patient care. The platform integrates deeply into operational systems and automates complex processes such as eligibility checks prior authorization benefits verification revenue cycle workflows and related administrative tasks.

This is an opportunity to join an early high-caliber team building mission-critical AI products in one of the largest and most inefficient sectors of the US economy.

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on Product Engineer / Product Lead Engineer to own a meaningful product area within an AI-native healthcare automation platform.

This role sits at the intersection of product engineering operations and applied AI. You will work closely with engineers and healthcare workflow specialists to understand messy real-world processes turn them into clear product specs and ship automation that creates measurable operational impact.

You should be the kind of person who can talk to users map a workflow define the product path write or review technical specs collaborate with engineering and stay close to the data after launch.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to grow into a broader product engineering leadership position over time.

What Youll Do

Own an end-to-end product area within a healthcare automation platform.

Map complex operational workflows and turn them into clear product roadmaps.

Define success metrics track performance and use data to guide iteration.

Lead discovery sessions with users operators engineers and subject-matter experts.

Write clear product specs for AI-powered and workflow-driven features.

Prototype test and ship thin high-impact product releases.

Work with engineering teams to decide when to use models rules APIs workflow logic or human-in-the-loop review.

Run customer pilots gather structured feedback and improve the product quickly.

Build dashboards and feedback loops to monitor accuracy latency operational efficiency and business impact.

Help design secure compliant product workflows that protect sensitive healthcare data.

Contribute to product quality auditability and continuous improvement.

What Were Looking For

2 years of experience building and shipping 0-to-1 products in high-performing technology environments.

Strong product intuition combined with real engineering fluency.

Ability to translate messy operational workflows into structured product and engineering requirements.

Comfort working with AI-enabled products automation workflow systems APIs or data-heavy platforms.

Strong analytical mindset; you care about metrics accuracy cycle time operational impact and measurable improvement.

Clear communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Ability to work closely with engineers operators and leadership in a fast-moving environment.

Strong ownership mentality and comfort operating in ambiguity.

Security and privacy awareness especially around sensitive or regulated data.

Interest in healthcare operational automation applied AI or complex workflow products.

Nice to Have

Experience in healthcare technology revenue cycle management insurance workflows claims eligibility prior authorization or clinical operations.

Experience with AI agents LLMs model-assisted workflows rules engines or human-in-the-loop automation.

Familiarity with tools such as React FastAPI PostgreSQL AWS Docker Terraform Datadog Sentry or similar technologies.

Previous startup or high-growth company experience.

Why This Role Is Exciting

You will own meaningful product surface area from the beginning.

You will build AI products that directly reduce operational waste in healthcare.

You will work on real-world workflows where product quality has immediate financial and operational impact.

You will have a path toward broader product engineering leadership.

You will join a high-caliber team working at the intersection of healthcare AI operations and infrastructure.

Work Model

Full-time role.

Hybrid in New York with regular in-office collaboration expected.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.