Senior Product Software Engineer

About SmartNews

SmartNews is a leading global information and news discovery company dedicated to delivering quality information to the people who need it. Thanks to our unique machine-learning technology and relationships with more than 3,000 global publisher partners, we provide news that matters to millions of users.

Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, SmartNews also has offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Shanghai, and Beijing. If you are someone who shares our vision and feels passionately about our mission, we encourage you to apply!

Role & Responsibilities

At SmartNews, we are building the future of news — a future where delivering quality information enriches and informs. We do this while working with partners and supporting a sustainable news ecosystem through mutually beneficial publishing partner relationships. The Technology team is responsible for frontend and backend engineering, design, product, infrastructure, advertising, AI, safety, and observability. We are responsible for delivering experiences that help SmartNews live up to its name. Our product teams deliver our experience to customers on iOS, Android, and the Web.

As a product engineer at SmartNews, you will work on the cutting edge of product development, UX, and AI while leveraging world class infrastructure, ranking, and content. You’ll improve, transform, and grow the news experience for millions of people around the world in line with our mission. You will also be expected to rapidly iterate and learn in a fast-paced, collaborative, and international culture.

What you'll be doing

• Update, improve, transform, and deliver the SmartNews experience on iOS, Android, and the Web
• Balance an opinionated, high-speed, and rapid-iteration mindset with the responsibility of meeting the needs of millions of users and internal teams
• Learn new skills as needed to deliver the best possible experience on different platforms

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

• Web (JS/TS) plus iOS and/or Android front-end product development experience

• Demonstrated experience in high speed, rapid-prototyping environments
• Personal perspective about what makes products great while also valuing feedback and discussion from customers and teammates
• Comfortable navigating high degrees of ambiguity
• Must be eligible to work in the US

Nice to have experience

• Experience building products that rely on AI, ML, ranking, and/or LLM prompt
• Japanese language skills
• Experience working in an international and multilingual environment

Benefits

• Equity included
• 401(k) matching program
• 100% medical, dental and vision insurance coverage (for self and family)
• Benefit plan with monthly allowances
• Free lunch, snacks, drinks at the office

Compensation range of $175,000~$270,000 base salary, plus bonus and equity.