Senior/Staff Product Engineer (Creative Tools)
Embedding Vc · San Francisco Bay Area
About this role
## About Flick Flick is defining the future interface for AI-native filmmaking—think **Figma** and **Cursor**, but for creating **AI films**. Founded by **Ray Wang** (engineer who built Instagram Stories) and **Zoey Zhang** (award-winning filmmaker). Well-funded by top VCs including **Y Combinator**, **Google Ventures**, **True Ventures**, and **Lightspeed**. --- ## The Role You’ll be a **founding product engineer** working at the intersection of **engineering, design, and filmmaking**. You’ll help shape how people create films with AI and work directly with the founders on product strategy. --- ## Responsibilities - Design and build product features **end-to-end** across **frontend and backend** - Rapidly prototype and iterate on new **creative workflows** with tight feedback loops - Collaborate closely with founders on **product direction**, **UX decisions**, and **feature prioritization** - Translate ambiguous ideas into **intuitive, high-quality** user experiences - Continuously refine interaction details, polish, and usability - Help define the future of **AI-native creative tools** --- ## Required Qualifications - **3+ years** of experience - Strong **full-stack** engineering skills (**React**, **TypeScript**, backend frameworks) - Exceptional **product sense** and attention to **UX details** - Experience building **creative tools**; ability to become an expert in creative technology for **AI video production** - Strong intuition for creating **simple, powerful, delightful** products - **Startup mindset**: high ownership, high agency, high velocity --- ## Nice-to-Have - Love for films and art - Personal creative background (filmmaker, video editor, animator, designer, or similar) - Experience in **AI video generation** - Founder experience - Open-source contributions and coding outside of regular work --- ## Compensation - **$100,000 – $200,000 / year** - **0.10% – 1.00% equity** - **Visa sponsorship available**
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