Senior Product Engineer (North America)

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.

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 frontend UX, backend 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.

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  Own product features from concept and UX through backend systems and production launch

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  Design scalable backend architectures, APIs, async pipelines, and AI inference workflows

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  Lead system design with a focus on performance, reliability, and extensibility

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  Design clean, scalable data models across SQL and NoSQL systems

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  Build polished frontend experiences using React / Next.js

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  Make and clearly communicate technical trade-offs

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  Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and GTM

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  Mentor engineers and raise the overall engineering bar

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  Influence architecture, tooling, and engineering best practices

• 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 (e.g. 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

• Experience with AI-powered or data-heavy products

• Cloud-native architecture experience (GCP, serverless, containers)

• Startup experience or ownership of large product surfaces

React / Next.js · Node.js · TypeScript · Python · GCP · Cloud Run · Modal · Firebase · Redis · Upstash

• Bay Area preferred (hybrid allowed)

• North America remote considered

• Visa sponsorship available

• 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.