This is not a job posting. This is an invitation to be the architect of the next generation of AI-powered commerce.
We're not just hiring. We're inviting a partner.
At Demand.Io, we're on a mission to restore humanity to the heart of commerce. We believe that in an AI-driven future, true, verified knowledge is the most valuable asset. We are a profitable, founder-led company with no outside investors, which gives us the freedom to make long-term, first-principles decisions.
We're building foundational systems like ShopGraph, the internet's most comprehensive, verified commerce knowledge graph, and intelligent shopping agents like SimplyCodes. We are looking for a product leader to own the entire SimplyCodes ecosystem, from its core AI intelligence to the web and mobile experiences where it meets millions of users.
You won't be managing a backlog—you'll be architecting the brain of an intelligent agent and shipping a world-class application.
Why this role exists
Our platform sits at the frontier of two major shifts:
* The collapse of screen-based apps into conversational, AI-powered agents .
* The re-centralization of consumer trust around verified, human-aligned knowledge .
We are looking for a true full-stack product leader who can operate at the intersection of deep systems architecture and intuitive user-facing design. You will be the single point of ownership for the product that represents the future of our company.
You'll work directly with our founder to define the DNA of AI-native commerce.
What you'll do (Your Mission)
As the product owner for SimplyCodes, you will have end-to-end ownership of the strategy and execution. Your mission is to:
* Architect the Core AI Intelligence:
Own the product vision for the SimplyCodes Intelligent Checkout Assistant (ICA) and the conversational SimplyCodes Assistant (SCA). You will design the systems that transform a complex ecosystem of real-time data into a single, trusted recommendation for the user.
* Build an Indispensable Mobile App:
Drive the complete product roadmap for the SimplyCodes mobile app. Your mission is to create the world's best AI-native shopping browser, shipping foundational features like Shopping Journeys that fundamentally reinvent the mobile commerce experience.
* Dominate Web & Organic Search:
Lead the product strategy for our core web experience and Merchant Landing Pages (MLPs). You will fuse authentic community-driven insights with unique data visualizations to build unparalleled user trust and create the #1 resource for savings-related queries.
* Design a Thriving Community Ecosystem:
Architect the technical and data requirements for our Community Gamification Engine, creating the systems for reputation, rewards, and quality control that fuel our powerful data flywheel.
* Lead with Clarity and Velocity:
Translate complex strategy into clear, concise technical specs. Run a lean, high-velocity development process, ruthlessly prioritizing the roadmap and clearing blockers to empower a world-class engineering team.
What we're looking for
We are looking for a first-principles thinker and a systems-level architect. This is a role for a builder with a founder's mentality.
Key Attributes:
* Incredibly High IQ:
You possess the raw intellectual horsepower to grasp and architect highly complex, interconnected systems.
* Full-Stack Product Thinker:
You are equally comfortable architecting a complex data model for an AI agent and obsessing over the details of a mobile user onboarding flow.
* First-Principles Thinker:
You reject best practices in favor of deconstructing problems to their fundamental truths to invent novel solutions.
* Deep Technical Fluency:
You command the respect of senior engineers and can lead deep architectural discussions on data models, API design, and system logic.
* Founder's Mentality:
You have a bias for action and extreme ownership over outcomes. You thrive in ambiguity and have a genuine passion for your craft.
Ideal backgrounds might include:
* A former founder or very early employee of a successful (or failed but technically interesting) tech startup.
* A product leader from a top-tier tech company (Google, Meta, Stripe) who then moved to a startup to get hands-on 0-to-1 building experience.
* A product architect from a leading AI-first company (Anthropic, OpenAI) with direct experience building consumer-facing products on top of LLMs.
Compensation & Partnership
Our compensation model is built on a simple premise:
we want to attract and reward long-term partners who will build the future with us. We do this with a highly competitive cash salary, a direct share in our collective success, and meaningful equity.
Base Salary
* $225,000 – $350,000
Profit-Sharing & Equity
After 90 days, you will join our Partners Program. This provides a monthly, cash-based Profit-Sharing Bonus (PSB) tied directly to company revenue growth. It is the primary mechanism that creates founder-level incentives and aligns our core team's success with the company's success. This model has been the engine of significant wealth creation for our team;
for mid-level partners,it has led to annual cash compensation in the $300,000 to $500,000 range, with our top partners achieving seven-figure outcomes.
You will also receive a significant equity grant, vesting over 4 years.
Why Demand.Io is different
* Founder-owned and profitable since 2009 — no VC means we have a long-term focus on our customers and platforms.
* Lean and fast-moving:
A small, elite HQ team driving a business that generates over $1B in GMV.
* ShopGraph:
Our proprietary commerce knowledge graph is a deep, defensible moat that powers everything we build.
* AI-native by design:
You'll work directly with top models, in-house AI infrastructure, and our unique AI Operating System (AIOS).
* Outcomes >
tasks:
You will own real business results, not just a backlog of features.
How we work
We operate inside our AIOS system:
all work is transparent, interconnected, and designed to be amplified by AI.
Work is structured around Outcomes, not tasks. We are obsessed with impact.
Everyone contributes to strategy—there's minimal hierarchy, just ownership.
We move fast, make decisions quickly, and iterate constantly.
AI is your co-pilot:
expect to use it deeply and natively in every aspect of your work.
Interested?
We know that leaders like you aren't always actively job hunting. If you're intrigued by the scale of this challenge and the opportunity for ownership, let's talk—confidentially, casually, and founder-to-founder.
Send us:
A link to your LinkedIn profile or resume.A short note on what resonated with you here, and a brief description of the most complex system you've ever designed or built.
We can go from there.
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