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Senior Product Engineer, QA Engineer

Own features end-to-end and ship to a live player base within days

As a Senior Product Engineer at Colonist, you will own features from concept to launch, shipping updates to a live player base of millions within days. You'll work on evolving the core experience and building toward a multi-game platform in a fully remote, async environment with no middle management. Your work will have direct impact at real scale without needing a large team around you.

Why This Role?

No middle management between you and the product, with direct impact on millions of players

Key Responsibilities

  • Own features end-to-end from concept to launch
  • Ship updates to a live player base within days
  • Evolve the core experience of the multiplayer board game platform
  • Build toward a multi-game platform using AI tools as a workflow multiplier
  • Work in a fully remote, async environment with no middle management
  • Navigate ambiguity and define your own tasks without needing explicit direction

Requirements

  • Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work without clearly scoped tickets
  • Use AI tools as a genuine multiplier in your workflow
  • Experience shipping features end-to-end in a product context
  • Ability to see work matter at real scale without a large team
  • Proficiency in product engineering and full-stack development practices
  • Experience working in remote, async environments

Required Skills

game-developmentproduct-engineeringqa-engineeringai-toolsproduct engineeringfull-stack developmentAI tool integrationasync collaborationfeature ownershipambiguity navigation

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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Keywords

senior product engineerremote QA engineerboard game platformasync workAI workflow multiplierend-to-end feature ownershipmultiplayer game developmentlive player impact
View Original Description from HN Who is Hiring

Original description from HN Who is Hiring

Colonist | Senior Product Engineer, QA Engineer | Full-time | Remote & async Colonist (colonist.io) is a multiplayer board game platform. ~20 people, millions of monthly players, no middle management between you and the product. You'll own features end-to-end and ship to a live player base within days. Right now we're evolving the core experience and building toward a multi-game platform. The mission is to become the internet's biggest board game platform. This role is a good fit if you: want to see your work matter at real scale without a large team around you, are comfortable with ambiguity and don't need someone to define your tasks, and use AI tools as a genuine multiplier in your workflow. This isn't a good fit if you: prefer a larger team with specialists for every layer, or are looking for a role with clearly scoped tickets. More on the roles, culture and values: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/colonist

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Company
Colonist
Source
HN Who is Hiring
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Open worldwide
Category
Seniority
senior
Posted
Jul 2, 2026

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