About the role
Overview • Role: Product Engineer Lead • 5 days a week in NYC HQ • Base salary: $180k-$300k • Equity: Competitive Initial Equity Package + refreshers • 4+ Years of Experience
About Pillar
Pillar is building the next-generation commodity risk management stack for the $10T physical economy. We combine real-time marketdata with AI-powered exposure modeling and automated trade generation to arm operators with precise protection from volatility. From instant execution to continuous monitoring, alerts, and recommendations, Pillar turns complex market risk into a fully managed, always-on hedging engine.
We were founded in 2023 by the youngest macro market-maker at Barclays and a trading systems engineer at Coinbase, and have raised over $20M in capital from Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), Crucible Capital, Neo, DST Global and more.
What You’ll Do • Own core product features end-to-end — from concept and architecture to shipping, iteration, and scaling • Architect and build high-performance UIs that render automated hedge recommendations, track open positions, and show real time marketdata • Lead the rebuild and evolution of product architecture across the stack—including UI foundations and backend APIs—to enable speed, reliability, and scale • Work directly with founders, and customers to define product direction and translate complex risk workflows into intuitive experiences • Lead the development of AI-enabled features, integrating LLMs and model-driven insights into mission-critical operator workflows • Drive engineering best practices, mentor other engineers, and help shape Pillar’s product and technical culture
What We are Looking For • Product Ownership: You have a proven track record of building products and leading 0 → 1 initiatives • Full Stack Experience: A strong background in React/Typescript and familiarity with NextJS, and in building complex, performant UIs. Comfortable working across the stack, including back-end API’s and integrations, but with a bias towards front-end • AI-Enabled Product Development: Experience and interest in building AI enabled products, which leverage AI to solve real problems for customers • Bias for Speed and Ownership: Value for shipping fast and willingness to problem solve • Teamwork and Communication: Enjoy working with and leading teams as well as working individually, and are able to clearly communicate with others.
Nice to Have • Familiarity with Golang • Real-time rendering with streaming/websockets • Prior Fintech experience
Benefits • 💰 Competitive Salary & Equity • 📈 401(k) Program • ⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance • ⌚ Unlimited PTO and Flexible Hours • 🍣 Paid lunch, coffee, snacks (and dinner if you’re staying late) • 🏋️ Monthly Gym Stipend • 🌄 Regular Team Off-Sites
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