AthenaHQ

Get Your Brand Discovered on AI Search.

Product Engineer

$140K - $200K0.40% - 1.00%SF In-Person
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Full stack
Experience
1+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
Skills
Next.js
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Andrew Yan
Andrew Yan
Co-Founder, CEO

About the role

Mission:

  • We're looking for full stack Product Engineers to join our team building AthenaHQ, the leading platform powering global brands on AI Search.

  • We’re looking for an engineer who enjoys owning products

  • You'll work with the latest technologies, interface directly with customers, and have significant influence in defining our technical architecture and tooling decisions.

  • A typical day in the life includes iterating from customer feedback, scoping out new product features, and forward deployed to solving customer problems

Tech Stack:

  • Frontend: Next.js App Router, React 19, Motion, Tailwind + Radix primitives

  • Backend: Node.js, Temporal, Kubernetes, Postgres, OLAP

Outcomes:

  • Ship full-stack product features with Next.js + TypeScript

  • Design clean database schemas and queries

  • Build long-lasting Temporal workflows for complex business logic

  • Develop responsive, accessible UI components

  • Obsess over performance and user experience

  • Contribute to architectural and tech choices

Competencies:

  • Solid with Next.js and TypeScript

  • Built and shipped production apps before

  • Comfortable with modern CSS/UI frameworks

  • Knowledge of distributed systems

  • Humble but prideful in your work

Bonus Points:

  • Temporal experience

  • Knowledge in marketing technology and content management systems (CMS)

About AthenaHQ

Athena helps brands take control and grow on GenAI Search. Founded by a former Google Search product manager, Athena helps 200+ global customers ranging from fast-growing AI startups like Julius and Greptile to publicly-traded companies like SoFi and ZoomInfo and household brands drive traffic and activate GenAI as the fastest-growing growth channel.

AthenaHQ
Founded:2025
Batch:W25
Team Size:12
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Andrew Yan
Andrew Yan
Co-Founder, CEO
Alan Yao
Alan Yao
Co-Founder