Product Engineer in Bristol

Can you take a customer conversation all the way to a live demo — and enjoy every step? Do you think in products, not just in code? Do you find yourself using AI coding tools not because you have to, but because they genuinely change how fast you can ship? We're working on behalf of an award-winning maritime technology business that builds IoT-enabled SaaS platforms and big data analytics solutions for vessel operators worldwide. Their technology helps maritime and industrial clients unlock operational efficiency, improve sustainability, and maximise asset performance — and they're growing.

They're looking for a Product Engineer who owns features end-to-end: from scoping with a customer through to iterating on live feedback. This is not a purely back-room engineering role. You'll be on customer sites, you'll demo unpolished software with confidence, and you'll turn what you hear into clear action.

The Role

Based in Bristol, you'll split your time between the office and customer premises — including week-long on-site visits with live demos of tools in development. The tech stack is React, TypeScript, Vite, and AWS Amplify, with Python (pandas, plotly, matplotlib) for analysis and prototyping. Deep prior experience in this stack is not required — what matters is that you ramp fast, work with AI tooling effectively, and build things that customers can actually use.

What We're Looking For

• A demonstrable track record of shipping real software using AI coding tools — Claude Code or equivalent — including planning, executing, and reviewing end-to-end.
• Strong product instincts: you can take a vague customer goal and turn it into something testable.
• A technical generalist who learns fast and doesn't wait for perfect conditions before building.
• Confident in front of customers of all technical depths — from deck crew to marine engineers who want diagnostic detail.
• Rigorous about details: you read the spec, verify field names, and never guess where it counts.
• Comfortable in a Linux/WSL2 environment with modern source control (Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence).
• Willing and genuinely keen to travel — UK and international customer visits are part of the job.
• Maritime, offshore, or industrial IoT experience is a bonus, not a requirement.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Private health insurance (with option to add family members), company pension, life assurance.
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with an enhanced scheme adding a day per year of service (up to 5 extra days).
• Employee Assistance Programme, employee events, and high-street discounts.
• Free on-site parking.
• A value-led culture with real career development opportunity.

If you're a product-minded engineer who wants to work on hard problems in a sector that matters — and you're ready for a role that will stretch you — this is a conversation worth having. All applications handled in strict confidence. Apply via Select Recruitment Specialists.