Product Engineer, Labs

About Mecka AI

Mecka AI is building the data infrastructure layer for robotics and embodied AI.
We design and operate global systems for data capture, data labeling, and hardware-enabled workflows used by leading AI labs and robotics companies to train and validate humanoid and embodied AI systems.
We work closely with frontier robotics teams to bridge real-world data, simulation, learning-based systems, and deployed hardware.

As Product Engineer, Labs, you'll build 0-to-1 products for Mecka's Labs team, launching new verticals across robotics, manufacturing, science, reinforcement learning environments and other technical domains. Work directly with users and product colleagues to understand a problem, ship an initial solution and improve it through use.

This is a generalist engineering role across frontend, backend and data. You'll learn unfamiliar domains, make practical product decisions and own implementation through production, investigating how users work and what they need.

What you will be doing:

• Build end-to-end workflows: Develop user interfaces, services, APIs and data models. Take a product from an early prototype through deployment and ongoing use.

• Work directly with users: Observe how people work, identify bottlenecks and turn feedback into clear requirements. Make complex tasks easier without losing information users depend on.

• Connect tools and data: Build integrations, imports and exports across unfamiliar systems. Handle inconsistent inputs, validation errors and access boundaries clearly.

• Develop reusable components: Identify common needs across products and build components that are straightforward to maintain. Balance reuse against the needs of the current problem.

• Own reliability: Test, deploy, monitor and support what you ship. Investigate failures across the stack and improve performance and usability based on production evidence.

• Iterate with product judgment: Scope useful releases, instrument important workflows and assess whether changes help users. Communicate technical tradeoffs and collaborate with domain specialists.

What you bring:

• Engineering experience: You bring 4+ years of engineering experience and have shipped and maintained working products across the frontend, backend and database, with responsibility beyond an initial demonstration.

• Interface development: You can build clear, interactive web applications and handle loading states, errors and complex user input thoughtfully.

• Backend and data: You can design APIs and data models, integrate external systems and debug processing or storage problems.

• Product judgment: You can turn an ambiguous request into a useful first release, work closely with users and revise your approach as evidence changes.

• Adaptability and ownership: You learn unfamiliar workflows quickly, investigate problems independently and communicate clearly with technical and domain experts.

Even better if you have:

• Data-intensive applications, media or document processing, or workflows involving human review.

• Practical experience building AI-enabled products and evaluating their behavior in use.

• Early-stage product development, including making and revisiting scope decisions with a small team.

A Note on Applying

Studies show women and candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they meet 100% of the listed qualifications, while others apply after meeting 60%. If you don't check every box above but believe you can do the job, we encourage you to apply — we're looking for capability and trajectory, not a perfect checklist match.
Inclusive Hiring at Mecka

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive candidate experience. Should you require any accommodation whatsoever during the interview process, please inform us without any hesitation. Mecka is dedicated to ensuring equal treatment and opportunity in all phases of recruitment, selection, and employment, in compliance with employment law. We do not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other protected category. Mecka is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, fostering a culture of inclusivity and maintaining a work environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

Mecka uses artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly to support administrative and efficiency-focused aspects of our recruitment process. This includes activities such as drafting job descriptions, generating interview questions, note-taking and recordings, and supporting sourcing and scheduling workflows. All candidate evaluations, interviews, and hiring decisions are made by members of the Mecka team. While AI tools may assist with screening and assessment, they do not replace human judgment in selection decisions. Our use of AI is intended to streamline routine tasks, improve consistency, and enhance the overall candidate experience. We are committed to upholding principles of fairness, transparency, and accountability in all hiring activities. Mecka regularly reviews its recruitment practices to mitigate bias and to ensure alignment with applicable laws and evolving best practices.