Summation
Engineering
StaffProductEngineer
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“Staff Product Engineer at Summation. Skills: Front-end architecture, Product development, User experience. Own front-end architecture. Own user experience end-to-end”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years software engineering, 4+ years front-end product development, Shipping product from zero to one, Track record of shipping to users, Iterating based on feedback, Communication skills, Problem-solving skills, Work with cross-functional teams, Proficiency in Python, Proficiency in TypeScript, Proficiency in JavaScript
Nice to Have
Experience building interfaces backed by LLMs, Experience building interfaces backed by agent frameworks, Background in analytics, Background in data visualization, Background in AI-driven products, Familiarity with financial software, Familiarity with financial models, Familiarity with financial data, Experience leading engineers, Experience mentoring engineers
What You'll Do.
Own front-end architecture
Own user experience end-to-end
Set bar for front-end quality
Set bar for front-end patterns
Set bar for front-end performance
Establish standards for team
Partner with Founding Designer
Partner with product team
Translate ideas into interfaces
Build responsive interfaces
Build scalable interfaces
Build data-dense interfaces
Build interfaces for analytics
Build interfaces for AI workflows
Bring product perspective to decisions
Advocate for the user
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with CTO; Partner with Founding Designer; Partner with product team
Full Job Description
ABOUT SUMMATION Summation is building the future of business planning and analytics by bridging the gap between data and decision-making. We empower organizations to transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive business outcomes. Our AI-native platform pairs advanced data models with intuitive workflows to make enterprise performance management simple, collaborative, and effective. THE ROLE As a Staff Product Engineer at Summation, you’ll be the senior front-end leader on our team, reporting directly to our CTO and owning the front-end architecture and experience of our product end to end. This is a hands-on, deeply technical role where you’ll spend your time building, not just advising, and is a role for someone with a sharp product sense who has designed and shipped polished, ambitious products from the ground up. You’ll set the technical direction and quality bar for our front end and establish the patterns the rest of the team builds against. Our product is analytics-rich and highly interactive, which makes the front end one of the hardest and most important parts of what we do: dense, data-heavy interfaces that still need to feel fast, clear, and effortless. You’ll partner closely with the CTO, our Founding Designer, and product team to turn ambitious ideas into interfaces that perform. As a Series A company approaching product-market fit with our first customers, we’re at the point where the front-end foundations you lay will define how well we scale. You’ll have influence over both architecture and product direction, the autonomy to make consequential decisions, and direct access to the people setting company strategy. If you’re energized by ownership, thrive in the ambiguity of an early-stage startup, and want your work to shape the product and the team around it, this is the role for you. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Own the front-end architecture and user experience of our product end-to-end from concept through shipping and iteration - Set
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