AI Product/Software Engineer (The Finisher)

Lean Engineering is an AI-native development studio that specializes in transforming industry knowledge into functional tools and SaaS products. The role involves taking AI-generated outputs and refining them to ensure they are production-ready, requiring a blend of software development and quality assurance skills.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the final stages of 2–5 new startups per month
• Understand: Watch a Loom video or read a PDF from a domain expert founder
• Refine & QA: Identify where the AI fell short. Fix the bugs, polish the UI, and ensure the business logic matches the user story
• Repeat #1 and #2 until finished - then ship: Hand off a working MVP to a founder who is ready to go to market

Requirements:

• 2+ years of professional software development background
• The ability to work at least 30 hours per week (tracked via screenshot software)
• Experience with (or a strong desire to master) AI coding tools(think Lovable)
• Strong English skills for direct-to-client text communication
• Ability to work solo and take full ownership of the 'finishing' phase of a project