Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.
The Mandate: Industry Disruption and 10x Scale:
Vision: Product Foundry is Replit's internal engine for innovation. We move Replit beyond being a collaborative development environment to becoming the foundational operating system for the entire next generation of software, where AI Agents are the primary actors.
The 10x Goal: Our purpose is to launch high-risk, full-stack 0→1 initiatives that define and establish entirely new, multi-billion-dollar product categories. We are seeking non-linear growth opportunities, fundamentally aiming to 10x Replit's value and addressable market by proving out unprecedented technical primitives and disruptive Go-To-Market strategies.
The Audience: We build for the next generation of creators and high-leverage users and enterprises, equipping them with tools that enable them to build anything, anywhere.
Candidates that do well here will certainly go on to build their own companies in the future! This is a high visibility role reporting to
Execution Model: High-Agency Founding Teams
- Structure: We operate as a collective of in-house technical founders—not just specialized engineers. Initiatives are run by lean, autonomous squads built for velocity and maximum technical leverage. This model is centered around an Engineer DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) who maintains total ownership over the initiative's technical, product, and launch success, supported by fractional PM and Design resources.
- Cadence: We enforce rapid iteration and rapid market validation via 3-week sprints per initiative. This cadence forces fast deployment, immediate user feedback, and tight alignment with the internal betting table process, mirroring the intensity and speed of a lean startup.
Required skills and experience
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Technical company founding entrepreneurial or high visibility side projects experience preferred but not required
- Understanding of the full agentic software development stack, helping coding agents build, test and review correct code.
- Strong track record leading complex projects with cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience building and operating platform systems that other teams depend on
- Strong product judgment: you can balance UX, speed, correctness, and long-term maintainability
- Comfort working in modern web stacks such as TypeScript, React, Node.js, Postgres
Example Projects You’ll Work On
- Helping Replit Agent build viable alternatives to the world’s most popular SaaS vendors (Data, Decks, Videos, etc)
- Replit Agent becoming a full principal within a large number of third party services (read and write)
- You can use Replit fully within a wide range of chat, agentic and commerce environments
_This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. _
Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:
💰 Competitive Salary & Equity
💹 401(k) Program with a 4% match
⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
🩼 Short Term and Long Term Disability
🚼 Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave
🚗 Commuter Benefits
📱 Monthly Wellness Stipend
🧑💻 Autonomous Work Environment
🖥 In Office Set-Up Reimbursement
🏝 Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
🚀 Quarterly Team Gatherings
☕ In Office Amenities
Want to learn more about what we are up to?
- Meet the Replit Agent
- Replit: Make an app for that
- Replit Blog
- Amjad TED Talk
Interviewing + Culture at Replit
- Operating Principles
- Reasons not to work at Replit
To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.