Product Engineer at Workyard

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Job Title Product Engineer

Salary Not Disclosed

Company Description Workyard is a 70-person SaaS company building automation tools for the US construction industry to put job site management on autopilot. Founded in 2018 and headquartered between Sydney and the US, they provide GPS-verified tracking and compliance data for thousands of workers across one of the world's largest industries.

Job Description You will own the full product lifecycle at Workyard, reporting directly to the Co-founder and Head of Product. This role isn't about taking tickets; it's about building end-to-end solutions that automate complex construction workflows like multi-rate overtime and prevailing wage, helping contractors transition from paper timesheets to trusted, intelligent software.

Location Sydney, Australia

Why this role is remarkable

• Enjoy true product ownership where you shape ideas, build them using AI-assisted tools, and measure their direct impact on construction crews.
• Work directly with the Co-founder in a high-growth environment that successfully pivoted to SaaS and now serves thousands of workers daily.
• Join a fast-growing 70-person team that values builders over ticket-takers, offering the chance to leave an unmistakable mark on a modern product.

What You Will Do

• Lead discovery and technical design for new features, ensuring software automates the checking process for office teams and field crews.
• Develop across a modern stack including React and Laravel, while prototyping new agentic experiences that take manual tasks off customers' plates.
• Iterate rapidly by testing prototypes with real contractors, balancing speed and accuracy for critical workflows like payroll and job costing.

The ideal candidate

• Brings 3+ years of experience shipping production software with a strong full-stack skillset and a specific lean toward front-end development.
• Demonstrates a proven track record of designing data models and architectures for real products, managing complex relationships and messy integrations.
• Possesses a product-thinker mindset, prioritizing customer problems over deep technical puzzles and leveraging AI tools to prototype and build faster.

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