Principal Engineer and Product Director

4 weeks ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States Workshop Venture Partners Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer and Product Lead to join our core team at Workshop Venture Partners. As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical and product direction of our venture builds.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide hands-on leadership for new venture builds, guiding the technical and product strategy from inception to maturity.
  • Develop and implement scalable, production-ready systems across the full stack, driving product strategy and user experience design.
  • Recruit, mentor, and guide early engineering and product teams, establishing best practices and a customer-centric culture.
  • Contribute to technical and product due diligence and opportunity evaluation for potential new ventures.
  • Collaborate with Workshop partners to shape overall technical and product strategy and innovation.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of combined software engineering and product management experience, with a track record of leadership in fast-paced, zero-to-one environments.
  • Exceptional Hardware / Firmware development skills and product design capabilities, with deep expertise in at least one area (e.g., EE, FW, AI/ML, UX design).
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, domains, and customer needs.
  • Strong product vision and experience translating customer needs into compelling product experiences.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and able to make pragmatic technical and product decisions in the face of uncertainty.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for creating innovative solutions to complex problems and strong bias toward optimism.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical and product concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive base cash compensation commensurate with candidate experience.
  • Significant carry in the fund, weighted towards sharing in the upside of the Workshop portfolio.
  • A diverse and inclusive work environment, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

Our Tech Stack:

  • Hardware: depends on use case (ie, bare metal, RTOS, embedded Linux); starting with existing purchased hardware for prototyping wherever possible.
  • Frontend: React with TypeScript.
  • Mobile: React Native with TypeScript.
  • Backend: with TypeScript; Python for ML features.
  • Databases: MongoDB, Postgres.
  • Cloud: AWS (ECS or EKS for Docker containers, Amplify for static web app deployment).
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions.
  • Testing: Jest & Playwright for Unit, Integration & E2E Tests.
  • Development: NX for monorepo management.
  • Design: Figma, Miro, Canva.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.



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