Senior/Staff Engineer, Product
Pika Labs · Palo Alto HQ
About this role
## Senior/Staff Product Engineer — Pika **About Pika** Pika is building the next generation of AI creative tools to empower human creativity. Our mission is to make video creation seamless, intuitive, and accessible to everyone by leveraging advanced AI. We believe AI should amplify creative expression—enabling people to create, collaborate, and communicate across media. Pika is backed by leading investors and has a collaborative culture based in **Palo Alto, CA**. We prefer a **hybrid in-office** model. --- ## About the Role We’re seeking a **Senior/Staff Product Engineer** to help develop, launch, and scale the product features that define Pika’s next generation AI-powered creative tools. You’ll collaborate with **engineering, design, ML, and product** to define product vision, design and build **user-facing features**, and deliver seamless creative experiences powered by cutting-edge AI. You’ll also architect robust, scalable systems and craft high-quality product features from concept to launch. As a technical leader, you’ll mentor peers, drive best practices, and take significant ownership in shaping the evolution of our core product. --- ## What You’ll Do - Design, develop, and launch intuitive product features for **AI-powered video and multimedia tools** - Collaborate with designers, engineers, and researchers to translate creative possibilities into real user-facing features - Architect and implement end-to-end solutions (from **backend infrastructure** to **frontend experience**) - Ensure product **quality, performance, and reliability** across platforms - Conduct code reviews, promote engineering best practices, and mentor team members - Iterate rapidly on features, prototypes, and experiments in a fast-paced startup environment - Partner closely with product and UX to deliver **delightful, accessible** user experiences --- ## What We’re Looking For - **5+ years** experience in a senior engineering or product engineering role (ideally user-facing features or creative tools) - Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience across the stack (**front-end and back-end**) - Proven ability to design and build high-quality, scalable product features end-to-end - Experience shipping software in production (consumer apps, SaaS, or creative technology preferred) - Strong coding skills with modern languages/frameworks (e.g., **TypeScript, React, Python, Go**, or similar) - Strong architectural skills and a product-detail mindset focused on intuitiveness - Collaborative, ownership-driven mindset; ability to work independently and in teams - Excellent communication skills and a passion for mentorship and technical leadership --- ## Nice to Have - Experience with creative tools, multimedia, generative AI, or video/image/audio product development - Background building applications leveraging **ML/AI-powered** features - Startup experience (taking products from **0 → 1**) - Familiarity with designing delightful **UX/UI** in partnership with designers --- ## What We Offer - Competitive salary in the AI and creative technology industry - **Equity** in a rapidly growing startup shaping the future of AI and creativity - Comprehensive health benefits, monthly stipends, and company retreats - Supportive, collaborative office culture—everyone building and launching together
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