Founding Product Engineer — Venture Platform & Infrastructure
Doha, Qatar, Qatar Hybrid
$80,000–$120,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
We're looking for a founding product engineer to build the platform and infrastructure side of Utopia OS. You’ll design, develop, and scale the shared systems, data pipelines, and full-stack applications that power dozens of AI-native ventures launching from Doha for the Global South. You’ll combine deep backend expertise with the ability to deliver seamless, data-driven web experiences that make AI-native venture building faster and smarter. You will work as part of a product trio with the Design Lead and the Rapid Prototyping Engineer, making joint decisions on discovery, scope, and technical approach. You build infrastructure that learns, adapts, and improves through automation and AI augmentation.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 4–8 years in full-stack and backend development
- Strong with modern frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, SvelteKit) and backend systems (Postgres, Supabase, PlanetScale)
- Experience with data pipelines (Dagster, Airflow) and modern data lakes (Iceberg, Delta Lake)
- Experience designing data-driven applications — integrating analytics and visualization into user-facing tools.
- Comfortable with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong documentation and communication skills — you can explain complex systems clearly
- startup or AI context preferred