Jersey City is hosting an evening for builders who care about more than just writing code. Beyond Code: Building Products That Matter is about engineers who don’t stop at outputs but take responsibility for outcomes—listening to users, shipping fast, and making products people actually want. The focus is on a growing shift in engineering culture: moving from technical perfection to real customer impact.
The program is put together by the Jersey City Tech Meetup with support from PostHog, Apprentice, and The Generative AI Network. Abe from PostHog will open with a short talk on building as a product engineer in 2025, followed by a panel on what gives product engineers their advantage. Before and after, there will be time to connect over drinks, light bites, and conversation.
It all takes place at Apprentice, 38th floor, 101 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302.
The event is free, in person only, and open to product managers, developers, technical founders, and engineering leaders who want to focus on user outcomes.
The schedule runs on Tuesday, September 30, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. EDT:
- 5:30–6:15 p.m. — Networking, drinks, and light bites
- 6:15–6:30 p.m. — Kickoff and announcements
- 6:30–6:40 p.m. — Opening by Abe from PostHog
- 6:40–7:15 p.m. — Panel: The Product Engineer Advantage
- 7:15–8:00 p.m. — Final networking
Attendees will leave with practical lessons: why listening to customers matters more than obsessing over clean code, how to spot products people really want, and how to ship quickly without breaking everything
