Partly
Principal Product Engineer, US
Austin, Texas · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- Typically five or more years; demonstrated capability matters more than years or previous titles alone.
About the job
Build and operate customer-focused product software for repair workflows, taking problems from customer research through technical design, production, and outcome measurement.
What you'll do
- Work with repair-industry users and the PM to understand needs and shape product priorities and solutions.
- Independently design, build, and ship reliable software, including trustworthy agentic experiences for high-stakes workflows.
- Measure adoption, customer value, and production performance; use evidence to improve products and share practices that help the team.
What they ask for
- Substantial experience building and operating production software, typically five or more years, with evidence of independent ownership.
- Ability to take ambiguous problems through to production and make sound technical decisions across user experience, backend services, and data flows.
- Demonstrated customer understanding, product judgment, and ownership of customer outcomes.
- Ability to define useful measures, act on evidence, and help teammates succeed through coaching and clear reasoning.
Nice to have
- Founder, founding engineer, or early-startup experience; workflow-heavy B2B products, marketplaces, or multi-user systems; or production AI-assisted or agent-driven features.
- Automotive, repair, parts, or insurance experience; familiarity with Rust.
Tools
Rust
AI focus
Build trustworthy agentic product experiences and use AI-assisted tools to learn and deliver faster.
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