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Product Engineer

Parallel Web Systems Inc.

Parallel Web Systems Inc.

Product
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Posted on Jan 30, 2025

About us

The world wide web is built for humans using browsers and apps. Soon, the web will be used primarily by AIs on our behalf. Computation over web data will increase by several orders of magnitude. Everything from the infrastructure to business models will need to evolve.

Parallel aims to adapt the web for AIs. We are building retrieval, ranking, and reasoning systems for advanced AIs to program the web’s information. Our initial product is an API for AIs to execute high-value tasks using web data. We are a highly technical in-person team building a culture where everyone can do their best work and tackle ambitious problems with practical solutions.

About this role

As our first Product Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving the development of our product, own core parts of our engineering roadmap and collaborate with customers to deploy our product to complex needs.

In this role, you will:

  • Own and execute on roadmap initiatives: Lead key engineering initiatives, scoping both immediate deliverables and long-term goals.

  • Collaborate with customers: Engage directly with customers to understand their technical requirements and challenges, delivering solutions that meet their needs.

  • Drive engineering efforts with purpose: Use customer insights and feedback to inform and prioritize development efforts, ensuring every decision drives value for the customer.

  • Build and maintain a robust, scalable API ecosystem: Design and implement systems that enable seamless integration, adaptability, and high performance.

Who you are:

  • Thrive in a dynamic, 0-1 startup environment.

  • Value working alongside driven, kind, and creative problem solvers.

  • Have experience building full-stack products using technologies like React, Node.js, Python etc.

  • A former technical founder and/or have spent 4+ years in a product or customer-facing engineering role.

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.