About OpenArt

OpenArt is an AI-native storytelling and visual creation platform used by millions worldwide. We're building the next generation of creative tools powered by cutting-edge AI, enabling users to create videos, visuals, characters, and stories faster and more intuitively than ever.

Why Join OpenArt

• Small team, high ownership - senior engineers own real systems end-to-end
• Ship fast at real scale - your work reaches millions of users
• Founder-led engineering culture with deep product and architectural involvement
• AI-native product - shaping how advanced models become real user experiences
• Low process, high trust - judgment, clarity, and speed matter

About The Role

We're hiring a Senior Product Engineer (Full-Stack) to own complex, user-facing systems end-to-end. This is not a single-layer role - you'll work across Front End UX, Back End systems, APIs, and data models, making pragmatic trade-offs between product velocity, scalability, and long-term maintainability. You'll partner closely with the founders to design, build, and evolve core AI-powered workflows, acting as both a strong technical owner and a product thinker.

What You'll Do

• Own product features from concept and UX through Back End systems and production launch
• Design scalable Back End architectures, APIs, async pipelines, and AI inference workflows
• Lead system design with a focus on performance, reliability, and extensibility
• Design clean, scalable data models across SQL and NoSQL systems
• Build polished Front End experiences using React/Next.js
• Make and clearly communicate technical trade-offs
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and GTM
• Mentor engineers and raise the overall engineering bar
• Influence architecture, tooling, and engineering best practices

What We're Looking For Core

• Strong full-stack experience shipping production systems at scale
• Ability to independently design and ship end-to-end features
• Strong system design and data modeling skills
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (eg PostgreSQL, Redis, Firestore)
• Backend experience with Node.js and/or Python
• Frontend experience with React/Next.js
• High product intuition and comfort operating in ambiguity

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI-powered or data-heavy products
• Cloud-native architecture experience (GCP, serverless, containers)
• Startup experience or ownership of large product surfaces

Tech Stack

React/Next.js

• Node.js
• TypeScript
• Python
• GCP
• Cloud Run
• Modal
• Firebase
• Redis
• Upstash

Compensation

• ~$300k total compensation (base salary, bonus, equity)
• Meaningful equity ownership
• High-autonomy, high-growth environment

Work Setup

• Bay Area preferred (hybrid allowed)
• North America remote considered
• Visa sponsorship available

What Success Looks Like In 3-6 months

• Shipped multiple features users love
• Launched at least one AI-powered user flow end-to-end
• Built tight feedback loops with founders, design, and real users
• Proactively shaping product and engineering direction

If you're excited about building magical AI experiences and owning real product impact from day one, we'd love to talk.