Product Engineer, Applications Operations

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Bootstrapped From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Product Engineer, Applications Operations San Francisco Bay Area Y Combinator is hiring a full-stack product engineer to work at the center of how YC operates - from the application pipeline to events and internal tools. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations. You'll spend most of your time building production software for both internal teams and founders, while also helping design and improve the processes those tools support. At its core, this role is about turning operational complexity into well-designed software. We don't have traditional PMs or designers. Engineers own the product experience end-to-end - from understanding the problem to designing the UI to shipping the system. The right person is excited to create their own interfaces, workflows, and user experiences, not just implement someone else's specs. WHAT YOU'LL DO Product & Engineering (Core) - Design, build, and ship full-stack applications powering YC's admissions pipeline, events platform, and internal tools - Develop and extend YC's events platform (Demo Day, meetups, recruiting events, office hours, investor events), including registration, coordination, and media handling - Integrate with external systems (Google Calendar, Slack, email, data pipelines) to coordinate internal teams, external founders and more - Build deep AI and search systems (semantic search, embeddings, natural language queries) across large datasets - Make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs in a fast-moving environment Process & Automation - Build systems that automate YC's admissions workflow (scheduling, notifications, status tracking, email triage, deadlines) - Improve how applications are routed, interviews are coordinated, and information is

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