Design Engineer

ROLE OVERVIEW

We seek a Design Engineer to own the entire product roadmap for our innovative social application currently in beta. Reporting to our Technical Delivery Manager, you'll drive product strategy and execution in a lean, high-performance environment. This role demands an experienced product leader who can independently manage complex social features, community dynamics, and engagement systems while working closely with our design and engineering teams.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and own the complete product roadmap for our social application
• Drive product vision and strategic recommendations to technical leadership
• Balance user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints in feature prioritization
• Navigate product decisions for a beta-stage application targeting significant scale Execution & Delivery
• Write comprehensive product specifications and user stories for engineering teams
• Manage product development cycles within lean agile methodology
• Coordinate closely with Lead UX / UI Designer and Design Director on feature development
• Drive product decisions across a focused engineering team of under 12 developers User & Market Focus
• Conduct user research and analyze feedback to inform product decisions
• Understand and leverage online native culture and community behaviors
• Design and optimize community features, social mechanics, and engagement systems
• Drive product decisions around monetization features including cosmetics and financial mechanisms Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with engineering leadership to balance product ambitions with technical feasibility
• Collaborate extensively with design team to ensure coherent user experience
• Interface with broader company leadership on product performance and strategy
• Communicate product vision and progress across the organization

REQUIREMENTS

Product Management Excellence

Domain Expertise

Technical & Analytical Skills

IDEAL BACKGROUND

We're seeking candidates with experience in :

WHAT WE OFFER

TO APPLY : Submit :

1. Examples of products you've managed from concept through significant user adoption

2. Specific experience with social features, community building, or engagement systems

3. Your approach to balancing user needs with business objectives in resource-constrained environments

We're building a social application that challenges conventional platform design. We need a product manager who can navigate complexity, drive independent decisions, and execute at the pace required for beta-stage innovation.