Product Engineer, Applications Operations

Y Combinator
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunitySkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Teamwork","Prioritization"]

Full-stack product engineer focused on building and shipping production software at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations. Owns end-to-end product experiences, from UI to workflows, with emphasis on AI-enabled tooling and automating complex admissions and events processes for internal teams and founders.

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Y Combinator
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4 months ago

Product Engineer, Applications Operations

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Job Summary

Full-stack product engineer focused on building and shipping production software at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations. Owns end-to-end product experiences, from UI to workflows, with emphasis on AI-enabled tooling and automating complex admissions and events processes for internal teams and founders.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and ship full-stack applications powering YC’s admissions pipeline, events platform, and internal tools
  • •Develop and extend YC’s events platform (Demo Day, meetups, recruiting events, office hours, investor events), including registration, coordination, and media handling
  • •Integrate with external systems (Google Calendar, Slack, email, data pipelines) to coordinate internal teams, external founders and more
  • •Build deep AI and search systems (semantic search, embeddings, natural language queries) across large datasets
  • •Make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs in a fast-moving environment

Pay and Benefits

Perks:MedicalDentalVision401kParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Experience shipping full-stack web applications
  • •Strong system design and independent decision-making
  • •Strong product sense and comfort designing user experiences
  • •Ability to work directly with non-technical stakeholders
  • •Clear communication skills
Experience:StartupAdmissions platformWorkflow software
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationTeamworkPrioritization
Languages:English
Tech Stack:RailsReactPostgresLLMsAISemantic search

Company Brief

Y Combinator
Seed accelerator and venture fund that provides seed funding, mentorship, and resources to early-stage startups, running biannual accelerator batches and investing in a broad portfolio of technology companies worldwide.
Industry: Venture Capital
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2005
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