Senior Product Engineer

Istari Digital is a digital engineering software company focused on creating scalable digital ecosystems. They are seeking a Senior Product Engineer to develop modern web applications and AI-powered workflows for aerospace and defense customers, engaging directly with product managers and designers to understand user needs and deliver effective solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop modern frontend applications using TypeScript and React
• Design and implement backend services in Python and Go
• Build clean, well-tested APIs that power complex engineering workflows
• Contribute to system architecture with an eye toward scalability, reliability, and security
• Engage directly with product managers, designers, and occasionally customers to understand real-world workflows
• Translate ambiguous user needs into thoughtful technical solutions
• Iterate quickly, validate assumptions, and refine features based on feedback
• Build internal and customer-facing developer tools, SDKs, and workflow automation systems
• Integrate AI capabilities (LLMs, retrieval systems, copilots) into product experiences
• Help improve CI/CD, local development environments, and engineering productivity
• Build systems that function reliably in secure, regulated, or air-gapped settings
• Balance speed with correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React)
• Experience building backend systems in Python, Go, or similar languages
• Demonstrated ability to ship full-stack features end-to-end
• Product-minded: you seek to understand the 'why,' not just implement tickets
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
• Must be a US citizen living within the United States
• Experience building developer tools or technical user-facing products
• Experience integrating AI into software products (LLMs, embeddings, AI-assisted workflows)
• Background in aerospace, defense, digital engineering, or other regulated domains
• Experience with secure or air-gapped environments