Staff Product Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Role Summary

• •Own and ship the most complex PRs across the entire product including billing, API, dashboard, and enterprise features.
• •Serve as the technical backbone, eventually taking over the CEO/CTO's technical responsibilities without managing people.
• •Collaborate directly with CEO/CTO on product and technical decisions in a high-trust, high-impact role.
• •Lead code reviews to raise quality standards and mentor other engineers through feedback.
• •Develop and optimize performance-critical code, maintain security standards, and stay current with Rails and AI advancements.

About the Company

• •SearchApi is a bootstrapped, profitable company focused on delivering real-time SERP data from 100+ sources to Fortune 500 and startups.
• •The company culture values transparency, no politics, and embraces the Rails Way and the concept of 'Managers of One'.
• •They operate as a remote-only, async-first, results-driven team with a lean structure and no VC pressure.
• •SearchApi emphasizes high code quality, product ownership, and trust in individual contributors to manage their work independently.
• •They integrate AI tools aggressively but expect engineers to own the output and critically evaluate AI-generated code.

What You Should Know

• •This role requires a broad technical scope, touching frontend, backend, billing, auth, and infrastructure without narrow specialization.
• •Candidates must have deep Ruby on Rails experience and a proven track record of shipping production apps with Stripe integration.
• •Expect a fast-paced environment with daily shipping and high responsibility for outcomes without micromanagement.
• •The role demands a product thinker who understands customer needs and can contribute to technical and product direction.
• •Applicants should be comfortable with performance debugging, security best practices, and working asynchronously in a remote setting.

Key Required Skills