Product Manager

About AfterQuery

Our customers are the ones building the foundation models themselves and our work sits directly in the loop of how those systems improve. This is a rare opportunity to join a company at a defining moment in AI. Forbes reported that we could be YC's fastest unicorn, reportedly raising at a $3.2 billion valuation. We're based in San Francisco and backed by leading investors including Altos Ventures, BoxGroup, and Y Combinator and angels from Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Superintelligence Labs, and Microsoft AI.

Why Apply

Massive Opportunity: Forbes reported that we could be YC's fastest unicorn, reportedly raising at a $3.2 billion valuation, and we're not slowing down.

Equity & Growth: Competitive salary and meaningful equity. As we scale, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the engineering organization and lead major technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with engineers, operators, and internal users to deeply understand their workflows and pain points
• Identify the highest-leverage product and infrastructure problems across the company
• Turn ambiguous problems into clear product direction and technical requirements
• Partner with Engineering to ship products and systems quickly
• Balance immediate business needs with long-term scalability and maintainability
• Own product areas end-to-end, from problem discovery through launch and iteration
• Use data, user feedback, and business context to prioritize what we build
• Help standardize and improve workflows as AfterQuery scales

Required Qualifications

• Strong technical fluency; prior experience in software engineering, ML, or data is a strong plus
• High ownership and ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
• Strong product judgment and ability to identify the underlying problem behind user requests
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across technical and operational teams
• Bias toward action and comfort moving quickly with incomplete information
• Strong user empathy and willingness to spend significant time understanding how people actually work
• Ability to synthesize fragmented feedback into clear priorities and product direction

Company Benefits (For Eligible Employees):

We comply with applicable pay transparency requirements and provide compensation ranges based on the position, qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by law. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions associated with the position.