Software Engineer, Product

About the Role We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Product to help shape and scale the user-facing systems at Pika. In this key role, you will bridge advanced engineering and product experience, taking ownership of the architecture and delivery of Pika’s product features—from intuitive user interfaces and collaboration tools to real-time interactions and generative AI-powered workflows. As a Staff-level engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of robust, user-centric systems that enable millions of users to create and collaborate seamlessly with our AI-powered platform. Your high-impact architectural and product decisions will directly shape the end-user experience. You will also play a critical role in elevating the technical and product bar through architectural proposals, code reviews, technical mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and engineering teams. What You'll Do - Lead User-Facing Product Engineering: Architect and develop intuitive, performant, and scalable user-facing features and applications for Pika’s web and multi-platform products. - Shape Product Experiences: Collaborate closely with product and design teams to deliver features that delight users and solve real problems, ensuring a seamless and accessible creative workflow. - Drive End-to-End Projects: Take ownership of product features from ideation and specification through development, launch, and ongoing improvement. - Architect Real-Time Collaboration: Build and scale systems that support real-time multi-user interactions, messaging, and live collaboration. - Integrate Advanced AI Workflows: Design and optimize product features that harness generative AI (LLMs, models, and agentic workflows) to power creative tools. - Champion Technical Excellence: Write and review technical proposals, evaluate technical and product trade-offs, and mentor other engineers to drive best practices and align on great product outcomes.