--- title: 'Product Engineer - Thorin at 8VC' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/product-engineer-thorin-8vc-san-francisco-7809x7194t3j' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-15' --- # Product Engineer - Thorin at 8VC - **Company:** 8VC - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Posted:** 2026-03-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/8vc/6023ccea-8f05-4355-ac89-2bb44731790b ## Job description Title: Product Engineer Location: San Francisco Company: Thorin Stage: Seed ## About Thorin Most enterprise software still depends on people to push work forward, and things constantly fall through the cracks. Thorin is building autonomous AI agents that understand the full context of your organization, reading across Slack, email, docs, and other work surfaces to proactively keep things on track without anyone having to remember to follow up. The company was cofounded by Markus Zirn, co-founder of Workato, and Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir. We have strong venture backing and are focused on what AI can fundamentally change about how companies operate, not just incremental improvements to existing workflows. ## About the Role We're building an AI product for enterprise customers. We need someone who can own large pieces of it end to end. You should be a strong frontend engineer (TypeScript, React) who ships fast and writes clean code. You should have real experience building AI-powered products at work or at home, but thinking hard about what new interaction patterns are possible when models get better. You should have good product taste and often-updated opinions about what to build, not just how. ## What We’re Looking For - 1+ year(s) experience building and shipping user-facing products in TypeScript/React - Has built with AI extensively at work or with side projects - Can look at a complex AI capability and figure out how to make it simple and useful for a non-technical user - Fast. High standards for code and UX - Comfortable in ambiguity at an early-stage company ## About the Team & Why Thorin - Be among the first engineering hires and help shape the core product and technical foundation. - Work closely with a small, highly driven founding team and design partners - Operate with high agency, rapid iteration, and direct customer exposure from day one. - Help define how a category-defining AI company builds and ships product from first principles. - Build with the backing of one of the strongest early-stage venture platforms in the industry. ## About 8VC ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: 8VC is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build technology platforms creating lasting economic and societal value. - **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital Firm) - **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, USA - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Joe Lonsdale ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Venture Capital (focus on Life Sciences, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Enterprise, Logistics, Defense, IT Infrastructure, AI, Financial Services) - **Target customers**: Entrepreneurs and innovators building technology companies; Limited Partners (LPs) investing in the fund - **Mission or purpose statement**: "The world is broken. Let’s fix it." The firm partners with leading entrepreneurs and innovators to build technology platforms that create lasting economic and societal value. They are known for a "principled contrarian" approach and a focus on American patriotism and stewardship. ## Products & Services 8VC does not sell products but offers investment and platform services: - **Venture Capital Investment**: Provides capital and operational support to early and growth-stage technology companies. They have founded 21 companies since 2016. - **Portfolio Support**: Their platform teams assist portfolio companies with recruiting, operations, and strategic growth. - **8VC Fellowship**: A program designed to connect accomplished rising technologists with the most compelling industry opportunities within their portfolio. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (Private firm) - **Key Metric**: 21 companies founded since 2016; 208 total employees (per Built In) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: The firm is backed by Limited Partners (institutional investors, endowments, etc.). Key partners include founders and leaders of their portfolio companies. Notable team members include Joe Lonsdale (Founder) and a large team of investment professionals. - **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across portfolio companies (17-20 open positions listed on their site). The firm has a strong focus on "principled contrarianism" and building companies in sectors like Defense, Healthcare, and Logistics. They have a notable presence in Austin, Texas. ## Competitive Advantages - **Thesis-Driven**: 8VC is not a generalist firm; they have a strong, specific thesis around "what is possible now that wasn't five years ago?" and focus on building companies in sectors with massive societal and economic impact. - **Founding & Building**: They are unique in that they not only invest but also actively found and build companies ("When the companies we want to back don’t exist yet, we build them."). - **Deep Sector Focus**: Their focus areas (Defense, Healthcare, Logistics, Life Sciences, IT Infrastructure) are deep, complex, and often under-invested by traditional venture capital, giving them a moat. - **Platform & Network**: A dedicated platform team provides operational support, and they have a strong network of portfolio companies and alumni. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities and direction for growth**: 8VC is focused on building and scaling companies in hard-tech and regulated industries. Key areas include: - **Government & Defense**: Building technology for national security and public sector modernization. - **Healthcare & Life Sciences**: Transforming healthcare delivery and drug discovery. - **Logistics & Manufacturing**: Modernizing supply chains and industrial processes. - **AI & IT Infrastructure**: Investing in the foundational technology of the next generation. - **Financial Services**: Modernizing financial infrastructure. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: The firm's values are "Stewardship," "Positive Sum," "Principled Contrarianism," "Patriotism," and "Take it Personally." They describe their work as "our art" and emphasize a mission-driven, high-impact environment. - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: On-site workspace. Employees work from physical offices (Austin, TX; Total Offices: 2). Typical time on-site is "None" (likely meaning fully in-office). - **Notable perks or engineering culture**: As a VC firm, the work environment is fast-paced, intellectually rigorous, and focused on high-stakes decision-making. Employees get exposure to cutting-edge companies and technologies across multiple sectors. The firm has a strong sense of mission and patriotism. ## Sources 1. [8VC Website](https://8vc.com/) 2. [8VC About Us](https://8vc.com/about-us) 3. [8VC Jobs](https://8vc.com/jobs) 4. [8VC Team](https://www.8vc.com/team) 5. 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