Head of Product Engineering, fabric
$250-300k
Agentic commerce platform
Open for applications
Agentic commerce platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$250-300k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To revolutionize commerce for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Here are four questions you should ask yourself:
- Do I believe in fabric's mission?
- Do I prefer iteration, testing and learning over checklists?
- Am I excited to use AI to experiment and work efficiently?
- Am I motivated to disrupt e-commerce?
- If the answer is yes, we want to talk to you!
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong foundation in product engineering, data products, architecture and hands-on development
- Proven early stage experience leading engineering teams as a Director, Head of Engineering, or equivalent—at 0-1 scale where you were also a key technical contributor
- A track record of building and shipping production-grade B2B SaaS products, ideally with a clear line from your technical decisions to customer outcomes
- Experience thriving in early-stage or high-growth startup environments; comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change
- Experience owning or co-owning product as well as engineering—you think in outcomes, not just outputs
- Executive presence: Monthly board meeting updates to ensure the board is up-to-date on the technical roadmap and product development
- Technical fluency in: Java, Node.js and/or Python, React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript, REST API’s
- Solid hands-on experience with: AWS, Docker and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and/or event-driven systems
- Strong grasp of distributed systems, scalability tradeoffs, and long-term system health
- Experience building AI-native products or Agentic platforms—you understand how to design systems where LLMs and automation are first-class components, and how to measure their success
- Comfortable switching between big-picture strategy and ground-level execution within the same week
- Customer- facing presence. You engage with merchants, partners and externals stakeholders with confidence and empathy
- Strong communicator who can align cross-functional stakeholders and keep a small team focused and unblocked
- You have high standards for engineering quality—you drive this through design reviews, code reviews, and direct collaboration, not just process
- Nice to have - Prior experience in commerce, retail technology or commerce platforms
What the job involves
- Come build the future of commerce with us at fabric!
- We’re building the Agentic Commerce Infrastructure to help merchants grow, sell, and operate in today’s AI Commerce-powered shopping experience
- Backed by top-tier investors and led by industry and AI veterans, our team is building foundational technology at the intersection of AI, commerce, and great user experience
- We move fast, experiment often, and ship production-grade software that powers real businesses
- We’re looking for a hands-on Product & Engineering Leader who will own the end-to-end building lifecycle (Why, What and How), and who thrives in the 0–1 environment and knows how to move a small team with speed and focus
- This is a rare opportunity to join as both a player and coach
- You’ll report directly to the CEO and own Engineering and Product execution for a lean, high-output team
- You’ll lead by example, influencing the architecture, writing code and building proofs of concept
- Your impact will be measured not just by what the team ships, but by the customer outcomes those products deliver
- If you’re energized by early-stage environments, Agentic AI, passionate about commerce and excited to reimagine how commerce operates - this role is built for you
- Lead and manage a quickly scaling team including engineering managers and senior ICs
- Partner with the CEO to set product, design & technical direction and translate strategy into crisp execution
- Foster a high-trust, high-ownership culture where engineers are empowered to move quickly, take initiative and own outcomes
- Hire and develop top engineering and AI talent as the team scales; build a team that is curious, customer-aware and impact driven
- Implement and execute a scaled, AI-first engineering process
- Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, and continuous improvement
- Be deeply engaged at the architecture and design level
- Design agentic harness, core systems and data flows underpinning the platform
- Build proofs of concept (POCs) for new AI-driven capabilities and product ideas
- Write and review critical code paths and designs; hold a high bar for quality, scalability, and maintainability
- Guide backend development in Java, Node.js and/or Python; set direction for production-grade frontend experiences using JavaScript, React and TypeScript
- Design Agentic SDLC in partnership with the Head of Platform Engineering
- Own both engineering and product execution in close partnership with the CEO
- Translate product vision into technical roadmaps and clear engineering milestones tied to customer outcomes
- Be a customer-facing leader - engage directly with merchants and partners to understand pain points, validate solutions, and ensure what the team ships delivers real value
- Drive delivery, reliability, security, and scalability of production systems
- Lead development and deployment of cloud-native systems on AWS
- Provide technical oversight across Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable delivery
Our take
Commerce systems are starting to feel outdated in a fast-moving world. Many businesses still rely on old platforms and manual work to manage products and customer experiences. But expectations has shifted and customers want speed and personalization, so they need systems that can adapt fast. This is where "agentic commerce" comes in, using AI to not just automate tasks but make decisions and respons intelligently.
fabric is building an AI-driven commerce platform designed to be more adaptive and intuitive. Its fabric NEON system introduces intelligent workflows, including a Product Agent that can manage product data, pricing, and personalization. Instead of doing everything manually, teams get a system that acts like a smart assistant and improves over time.
Now fabric wants to extend this across all areas of commerce, from logistics to marketing. The aim is to help teams move faster and make better decisions, not replace them. While it's still early days, the company is ready for a major shift in commerce, and if it succeeds, it could make business systems far more flexible and responsive to customer needs.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$140m
SERIES C
Jul 2021
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $292.5m
Company HQ
Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Mike Micucci
(CEO)Prior to joining fabric in 2023, Mike was the COO at Automation Anywhere. He was also an Advisor at Thankful, Swell, and Bluecore.
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