Agave — Product Analyst

Type: Full-time | On-site | San Francisco, CA Compensation: $100,000–$125,000 + 0.01%–0.1% equity Hiring count: 1 Visa sponsorship: Yes — H-1B, O-1, OPT (outreach template lists H-1B, TN, OPT — confirm) Reports to: Product Manager (name / LinkedIn not on role page — confirm)

About Agave

Agave is the modern data infrastructure platform for construction — a $12 trillion industry still running on software built 20–40 years ago. The product sits between legacy ERPs and modern construction software, automating manual workflows that contractors handle by hand across ERP Sync, AP Automation, Expense Management, and Vendor Management.

550+ paying customers on 1–3 year contracts, multi-million-dollar ARR, 10% monthly growth, profitable and cash-flow positive since 2023. Backed by Accel, Y Combinator, and executives from Procore, Autodesk, and Plaid. The three co-founders worked together for 12+ years at Graphiq (acquired by Amazon in 2017) and then at Amazon. ~36 people, growing fast.

Founded: 2021 | Team size: ~36 | Industry: Property Tech / construction data infrastructure Website: useagave.com Office: San Francisco, CA

Why Candidates Should Join

• Profitable, not burning runway: YC + Accel-backed, cash-flow positive since 2023, 10% monthly growth — startup upside without the existential risk.
• Huge underserved market: Data infrastructure for a $12T industry running on 20–40-year-old software; 30+ integrations to become expert in.
• High-ownership execution role: Own the full feature lifecycle — specs, QA, rollout — working shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers, not handed a narrow lane.
• Strong comp + perks for the level: $100–125K + equity, 90% healthcare, 401(k) match, relocation bonus, daily meals, on-site gym.

Intake Call Summary

• No intake call transcript available — the role page has an intake video only (not transcribed). To be populated once David shares the transcript or call notes.

The Role

Agave is hiring a sharp, semi-technical generalist to become a deep product expert — working directly with engineers to spec, test, and ship product improvements in the weeds of complex integrations, edge cases, and real customer data. This is an execution role, not a strategy role: ~80% of the time is technical investigation, feature specs, QA, and rollout. By week one, the hire should be producing research docs ready for engineering to implement.

What You'll Be Doing

• Become a deep expert on every system Agave integrates with (ERPs, field tools, accounting platforms) and investigate edge cases through structured debugging.
• Write precise, engineer-ready specs for new features, improvements, and bug fixes; own the full feature lifecycle from discovery through QA and rollout.
• Design and execute thorough test plans, catch edge cases engineers and customers miss, document rollout steps, and own post-launch monitoring.
• Synthesize feedback from customer calls, support tickets, and onboarding observations into actionable product specs.
• Build internal documentation for integration behaviors, edge cases, and configurations; create testing frameworks that scale.

Tech stack: APIs, SQL, Postman, databases; 30+ ERP / field-tool / accounting-platform integrations.

Requirements

• 0–3 years experience, open to new grads
• Semi-technical: APIs, SQL, Postman, databases
• Meticulous attention to detail, structured thinker
• Hands-on builder, not strategist
• Side projects, hustles, or systems-thinking signal
• SF 5 days in-person, no remote

Green Flags

• Side projects, side hustles, or shipped products that demonstrate hands-on technical curiosity.
• Strong startup internship signal (YC company, comparable early-stage). Hard preference for startup-pace adaptation over big tech rotational programs.
• Demonstrated systems-thinking ability through puzzles, complex turn-based games, competitive math/CS, or comparable activities. Construction financials are a deep dependency stack and require this kind of thinking.
• CS degree or technical major paired with curiosity for product execution work (not pure engineering ambition).
• Top 20-30 school with strong academic signal (high GPA, honors, competitive extracurriculars).

Red Flags

• Wants to be a product strategist or "CEO of the Product." This role is 80% execution, not roadmap ownership.
• Prefers narrow, well-defined responsibilities. The scope evolves as Agave grows, and the role wears many hats with limited direction.
• Wants a slow ramp. Week one expects engineering-ready research docs.
• Wants a primarily customer-facing role. This role is internal-facing, working with product and dev teams.
• Prefers remote work. SF 5 days in-person, no remote option.

Role Details

Salary$100,000–$125,000Equity0.01%–0.1% (outreach template says 0.05–0.10% — confirm)On-site policySF, 5 days/week in person, no remoteVisa sponsorshipH-1B, O-1, OPTEmployment typeFull-timeLocationSan Francisco, CA

Benefits: 90% covered healthcare (several plan options); 401(k) 100% match up to 4% of salary; performance bonuses tied to company growth goals (% of base); relocation bonus for candidates outside the Bay Area, plus bonus for moving within a 15-minute walk of the office; breakfast and dinner via DoorDash, fully stocked kitchen, on-site gym, commuter benefits.

Screening Questions

None provided on the role page beyond the standard Contrario "Additional Notes." Confirm if there are role-specific screening questions to ask on the call.

Interview Process

(No durations provided on the role page.) Stage 1 — Pending Approval — Candidates awaiting initial approval. Stage 2 — Screen 1 Stage 3 — Writing Exercise Stage 4 — Screen 2 Stage 5 — Case Study Stage 6 — Onsite Stage 7 — Offer Extended Stage 8 — Candidate Hired — Candidate accepts and starts.

Ideal Companies & Backgrounds

Not provided as a dedicated section on the role page. Signals to source for (drawn from Green Flags): YC / early-stage startup internship backgrounds; CS or technical majors with a product-execution bent; top 20–30 schools with strong academic signal.

Ideal Candidate Profiles

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• Maya Mitchell — LinkedIn (URL not in HTML)
• Jack Younger — LinkedIn (URL not in HTML)

Rejected Candidate Feedback

• None provided on the role page.