Playground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. Playground has built best in class software to manage all aspects of running a child care business. Playground has raised millions of dollars in funding, has several Statewide contracts, and is working with thousands of schools across the country. Our founders were recently recognized by Forbes as 30 under 30, and our work has been recognized across the country.
Playground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace. Playground is compromised of a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.
As a Product Designer at Playground, you will be responsible for crafting seamless user interfaces and delivering exceptional user experiences. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and iterate on products that meet the needs of our users and align with our company's vision.
Design and prototype intuitive, user-friendly interfaces for our digital products.
Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for product direction, visuals, and experience.
Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback to enhance the usability of our products.
Utilize Figma to create high-fidelity designs and prototypes.
Stay up-to-date with the latest UI/UX trends, techniques, and technologies.
5+ years of experience in product design, with a focus on user interface and user experience.
Proficiency in Figma and other design tools.
Strong portfolio showcasing your design work.
Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction.
Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies.
The annual salary range for this position is $160,000 - $200,000, subject to standard withholding and applicable taxes
Job level and actual compensation will be decided on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified.
Competitive salary
3 weeks of PTO
Health, vision, and dental benefits
$1200/year education stipend
Free lunch daily
New Macbook
Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth
Help accelerate our mission to make excellent childcare accessible to all!
How to Apply: If you're a hustler who's excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company with ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. Please make sure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying.
Check out: https://www.tryplayground.com/about to learn more about our journey and co-founders Dan, Josh, and Sasha.
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Playground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace. Playground is compromised of a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.
As a Staff Product Designer at Playground, you will be responsible for crafting seamless user interfaces and delivering exceptional user experiences. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and iterate on products that meet the needs of our users and align with our company's vision.
Design and prototype intuitive, user-friendly interfaces for our digital products.
Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for product direction, visuals, and experience.
Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback to enhance the usability of our products.
Utilize Figma to create high-fidelity designs and prototypes.
Stay up-to-date with the latest UI/UX trends, techniques, and technologies.
8+ years of experience in product design, with a focus on user interface and user experience.
Proficiency in Figma and other design tools.
Strong portfolio showcasing your design work.
Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction.
Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies.
The annual salary range for this position is $200,000 - $240,000, subject to standard withholding and applicable taxes
Job level and actual compensation will be decided on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified.
Competitive salary
3 weeks of PTO
Health, vision, and dental benefits
$1200/year education stipend
Free lunch daily
New Macbook
Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth
Help accelerate our mission to make excellent childcare accessible to all!
How to Apply: If you're a hustler who's excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company with ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. Please make sure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying.
Check out: https://www.tryplayground.com/about to learn more about our journey and co-founders Dan, Josh, and Sasha.
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Playground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace, and we are looking to expand our engineering team as quickly as possible. Playground is compromised of a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.
As part of Playground's engineering team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure that ensures our platform remains scalable, secure, and high-performing. You will play a crucial role in shaping the future of child care technology by improving system uptime, deployment efficiency, security, and developer tooling. We're looking for self-starters who thrive in taking projects from concept to reality, often working independently with high ownership.
Collaborate with a cross-functional team to enhance deployment pipelines, security measures, and infrastructure scalability.
Optimize Vite configurations to improve build times, reduce bundle sizes, and enhance the developer experience.
Ensure robust separation between development, staging, and production environments while maintaining the ability to debug critical issues.
Implement and maintain a centralized queryable logging system that allows engineers and support teams to efficiently debug and analyze system behavior.
Improve and maintain real-time service uptime monitoring and alerts using tools such as Google Cloud Monitoring, PostHog, Sentry, or similar platforms.
Maintain and improve internal developer tools to enhance productivity, including CI/CD automation and workflow enhancements.
Ensure compliance with security best practices across deployment and infrastructure processes.
Write and maintain clear, accessible documentation for configurations, processes, and best practices.
5+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or software engineering focused on frontend systems.
Must be proficient in React
Proficiency with modern deployment tools and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong experience with Vite, monorepos, and optimizing frontend build tools.
Experience working with logging and monitoring solutions such as Sentry, Datadog, or Google Cloud Monitoring.
Deep understanding of security best practices and infrastructure resilience.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Competitive salary
3 weeks of PTO
Health, vision, and dental benefits
$1200/year education stipend
Free lunch daily
New MacBook
Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth
Help accelerate our mission to make excellent child care accessible to all!
How to Apply
If you're excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company where ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy are at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. Please ensure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying.
Check out our journey to learn more about our co-founders Dan, Josh, and Sasha.
","descriptionPlain":"COMPANY OVERVIEW\n\nPlayground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. Playground has built best in class software to manage all aspects of running a child care business. Playground has raised millions of dollars in funding, has several Statewide contracts, and is working with thousands of schools across the country. Our founders were recently recognized by Forbes as 30 under 30, and our work has been recognized across the country.\n\nPlayground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace, and we are looking to expand our engineering team as quickly as possible. Playground is compromised of a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.\n\n\n\n\nJOB DESCRIPTION\n\nAs part of Playground's engineering team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure that ensures our platform remains scalable, secure, and high-performing. You will play a crucial role in shaping the future of child care technology by improving system uptime, deployment efficiency, security, and developer tooling. We're looking for self-starters who thrive in taking projects from concept to reality, often working independently with high ownership.\n\n\n\n\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES\n\n - Collaborate with a cross-functional team to enhance deployment pipelines, security measures, and infrastructure scalability.\n\n - Optimize Vite configurations to improve build times, reduce bundle sizes, and enhance the developer experience.\n\n - Ensure robust separation between development, staging, and production environments while maintaining the ability to debug critical issues.\n\n - Implement and maintain a centralized queryable logging system that allows engineers and support teams to efficiently debug and analyze system behavior.\n\n - Improve and maintain real-time service uptime monitoring and alerts using tools such as Google Cloud Monitoring, PostHog, Sentry, or similar platforms.\n\n - Maintain and improve internal developer tools to enhance productivity, including CI/CD automation and workflow enhancements.\n\n - Ensure compliance with security best practices across deployment and infrastructure processes.\n\n - Write and maintain clear, accessible documentation for configurations, processes, and best practices.\n\n\n\n\nREQUIREMENTS\n\n - 5+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or software engineering focused on frontend systems.\n\n - Must be proficient in React\n\n - Proficiency with modern deployment tools and CI/CD pipelines.\n\n - Strong experience with Vite, monorepos, and optimizing frontend build tools.\n\n - Experience working with logging and monitoring solutions such as Sentry, Datadog, or Google Cloud Monitoring.\n\n - Deep understanding of security best practices and infrastructure resilience.\n\n - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.\n\n - Excellent communication and collaboration skills.\n\n\n\n\nWHY JOIN PLAYGROUND\n\n - Competitive salary\n\n - 3 weeks of PTO\n\n - Health, vision, and dental benefits\n\n - $1200/year education stipend\n\n - Free lunch daily\n\n - New MacBook\n\n - Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth\n\n - Help accelerate our mission to make excellent child care accessible to all!\n\n\n\nHow to Apply\nIf you're excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company where ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy are at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. Please ensure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying.\n\nCheck out our journey https://www.tryplayground.com/about to learn more about our co-founders Dan, Josh, and Sasha.","compensation":{"compensationTierSummary":"$250K – $300K","scrapeableCompensationSalarySummary":"$250K - $300K","compensationTiers":[{"id":"0d461a3f-964a-4011-a702-a0f264adf629","tierSummary":"$250K – $300K","title":null,"additionalInformation":null,"components":[{"id":"b180b182-ba84-486c-8b69-5ce0271d2ee2","summary":"$250K – $300K","compensationType":"Salary","interval":"1 YEAR","currencyCode":"USD","minValue":250000,"maxValue":300000}]}],"summaryComponents":[{"compensationType":"Salary","interval":"1 YEAR","currencyCode":"USD","minValue":250000,"maxValue":300000}]}},{"id":"7f4157b8-49dd-41bc-b172-223708328724","title":"Staff/Senior Product Manager ","department":"Product","team":"Product","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"New York, NY","shouldDisplayCompensationOnJobPostings":true,"secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-08-26T13:14:39.537+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"postalCode":"10003","addressRegion":"New York","streetAddress":"18 East 16th ","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"New York"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Playground/7f4157b8-49dd-41bc-b172-223708328724","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Playground/7f4157b8-49dd-41bc-b172-223708328724/application","descriptionHtml":"About Playground
Playground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. Playground has built best in class software to manage all aspects of running a child care business. Playground has raised millions of dollars in funding, has several Statewide contracts, and is working with thousands of schools across the country. Our founders were recently recognized by Forbes as 30 under 30, and our work has been recognized across the country.
Playground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace, and we are looking to expand our Product team as quickly as possible. Playground is a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.
Job Description
We're looking for someone who came up through engineering, understands how systems are built, and has the scar tissue from owning a product end-to-end at a fast-moving company. You'll be the connective tissue between Engineering, Product, CS, Onboarding, and Sales cutting through the noise of competing priorities to identify what actually matters for our users and drive it to completion.
Responsibilities
Own core product areas end-to-end, from discovery through delivery and iteration
Deeply understand the childcare industry, our users (childcare providers and parents/guardians), and the problems they face
Communicate directly with users through calls, chats, research, and feedback loops
Synthesize feedback from customer-facing teams (CS, Onboarding, Sales) into a clear, prioritized roadmap that reflects what matters most across our customer base and business
Partner closely with Engineering to translate customer and business needs into well-scoped, technically grounded specs
Operate as the connective tissue across teams — you'll be the person who keeps everyone aligned and moving
Make hard prioritization calls and defend them with data and customer insight
Proactively identify gaps in product experience and drive improvements without waiting to be asked
Requirements
6-10+ years of PM experience, with 3+ years specifically owning products in B2B SaaS or FinTech
Technical background — prior software engineering experience or a degree in a technical discipline (CS, engineering, or similar)
Proven ability to deeply understand engineering systems, architecture decisions, and technical tradeoffs without needing to write the code
Experience owning a significant product or function at a startup, with real accountability for outcomes
Strong prioritization instincts — you've managed a flood of inbound requests and know how to say no clearly and credibly
Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Nice To Have
B2B SaaS or FinTech experience
Former founder or a long history of launched side projects
Background in childcare, education, or a related vertical
Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $170,000–$250,000 base, subject to standard withholding and applicable taxes.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified.
Competitive salary
3 weeks of PTO
Health, vision, and dental benefits
$1200/year education stipend
Free lunch daily
New MacBook
Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth
Help accelerate our mission to make excellent child care accessible to all!
How to Apply
If you're excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company where ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy are at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. Please ensure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying.
Check out our journey to learn more about our co-founders Dan, Josh, and Sasha.
","descriptionPlain":"About Playground\n\nPlayground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. Playground has built best in class software to manage all aspects of running a child care business. Playground has raised millions of dollars in funding, has several Statewide contracts, and is working with thousands of schools across the country. Our founders were recently recognized by Forbes as 30 under 30, and our work has been recognized across the country.\n\nPlayground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace, and we are looking to expand our Product team as quickly as possible. Playground is a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.\n\nJob Description\n\nWe're looking for someone who came up through engineering, understands how systems are built, and has the scar tissue from owning a product end-to-end at a fast-moving company. 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The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified.\n\n\nWHY JOIN PLAYGROUND\n\n - Competitive salary\n\n - 3 weeks of PTO\n\n - Health, vision, and dental benefits\n\n - $1200/year education stipend\n\n - Free lunch daily\n\n - New MacBook\n\n - Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth\n\n - Help accelerate our mission to make excellent child care accessible to all!\n\nHow to Apply\nIf you're excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company where ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy are at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. 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Playground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace, and we are looking to expand our Product team as quickly as possible. Playground is a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.
Job Description
As part of Playground’s Product team, you will be responsible for helping ensure the quality, reliability, and usability of the products relied on by thousands of child care businesses, agencies, and government organizations. You’ll play a critical role in catching issues before they reach customers, validating that new features work as intended, and helping our engineering and product teams ship with confidence.
This role sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and customer experience. You’ll test new features, reproduce and document bugs, validate fixes, build and and use your product knowledge to identify edge cases that others may miss. We’re looking for a detail oriented self-starter who takes ownership, communicates clearly, and is excited to help raise the quality bar across the product as we continue to grow.
Responsibilities
Manually test new features built by engineers, with a focus on edge cases, unexpected user behavior, and regressions in adjacent areas of the product
Read and interpret product requirements to validate that what's built matches what was intended
Surface bugs clearly and concisely in our ticketing system (Linear) with enough context for engineers to act fast
Work cross-functionally with Engineering and Product throughout the development cycle
Develop a deep understanding of the Playground product to spot when something feels off, even when it's technically \"working\"
Requirements
1-2 years of experience in a role touching the product development or software delivery lifecycle — QA, product ops, implementation, or similar
Familiarity with how software gets built and shipped — you understand what a ticket is, what a sprint is, and how a feature goes from idea to production
Experience with a ticketing or project management tool (Linear, Jira, or similar)
Strong attention to detail and a natural instinct to poke at things until they break
Clear written communication — you can describe a bug in a way that's actionable, not ambiguous
We'll also consider strong new grads who have internship or project experience in a product or engineering environment and can demonstrate genuine curiosity about how software works.
Nice to Have
Experience at a startup or fast-moving team
Exposure to B2B SaaS products
Familiarity with childcare, education, or government software
Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $60,000 – $75,000, subject to standard withholding and applicable taxes.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified.
Competitive salary
3 weeks of PTO
Health, vision, and dental benefits
$1200/year education stipend
Free lunch daily
MacBook
Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth
Help accelerate our mission to make excellent child care accessible to all!
About Playground
Playground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. Playground has built best in class software to manage all aspects of running a child care business. Playground has raised millions of dollars in funding, has several Statewide contracts, and is working with thousands of schools across the country. Our founders were recently recognized by Forbes as 30 under 30, and our work has been recognized across the country.
Playground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace, and we are looking to expand our engineering team as quickly as possible. Playground is a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.
Job Description
As part of Playground's engineering team, you will be responsible for building new products from zero-to-one across the full stack, from the APIs and backend services that power our platform, to the frontend experiences that delight our users. You'll play a critical role in shaping the future of child care, working directly on products relied on by thousands of child care businesses, agencies, and government organizations.
This role spans the entire stack. You'll own projects end-to-end: designing and scaling core backend systems, building performant and maintainable frontend features, and everything in between. We're looking for self-starters who thrive on ownership, operate with urgency, and are excited to use modern AI coding tools to dramatically increase their leverage and output.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with a cross-functional team to design and build features end to end with a strong focus on customer needs and product impact
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code across the stack — React and TypeScript on the frontend, Node.js and Express on the backend.
Lead the design and delivery of mission-critical backend APIs and services, with a focus on performance, security, and long-term maintainability.
Build and improve frontend features in our web app, contributing to a best-in-class user experience for thousands of child care businesses
Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge across the team.
Interact directly with customers to gather feedback and understand their needs.
Proactively identify technical debt and drive improvements across both frontend and backend architecture.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in full stack or software development, with meaningful exposure to both frontend and backend technologies.
Proficiency in React and TypeScript (or JavaScript) on the frontend.
Strong proficiency in Node.js and Express (or similar backend frameworks).
Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs in production environments.
Strong experience operating systems in the cloud (GCP preferred but not essential), including infrastructure, performance tuning, and reliability best practices.
Ability to ship quickly and focus on work that has the highest impact
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities.
Demonstrated ownership of high-impact, complex projects from concept to reality.
Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $170,000 – $270,000, subject to standard withholding and applicable taxes.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified.
Competitive salary
3 weeks of PTO
Health, vision, and dental benefits
$1200/year education stipend
Free lunch daily
New MacBook
Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth
Help accelerate our mission to make excellent child care accessible to all!
How to Apply
If you're excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company where ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy are at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. Please ensure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying.
Check out our journey to learn more about our co-founders Dan, Josh, and Sasha.
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