AI Product Engineer
About The Position
Sekai is building an AI-driven consumer platform for creating, remixing, sharing, and playing interactive mini apps. The company is a Series A startup backed by Khosla, a16z, and Mayfield, with $30 million raised to date. Sekai is remote-first across all positions. The AI Product Engineer is a product-centric role focused primarily on shipping new features, while also owning and quickly resolving production issues. The engineer will work closely with Product and Engineering to build user experiences, improve product quality, and iterate quickly. The role calls for an AI-native builder with strong ownership who is excited to contribute in a fast-moving startup environment.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, full-stack engineering, or another highly product-oriented technical role.
- Strong product sense and a clear interest in building user-facing features.
- Strong familiarity with modern AI coding tools and an active habit of exploring new tools and workflows.
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive work end-to-end.
- Experience building side projects, experimenting with new ideas, or shipping independently outside core job responsibilities.
- Comfort working across frontend and backend.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience building mobile-first consumer products.
- Experience with Next.js and Python.
- Experience at an early-stage startup.
- Experience at a high-growth or top VC-backed startup.
- Active involvement in open source communities.
- Computer Science background.
- Experience working closely with Product, Design, or founders on user-facing decisions.
Responsibilities
- Build and ship product features end-to-end, with most of the role focused on new feature development.
- Debug and fix production issues quickly, exercising sound judgment about user impact and prioritization.
- Partner closely with Product to turn ideas into shipped experiences and contribute to product direction and user experience decisions.
- Use AI extensively in day-to-day development, debugging, prototyping, and iteration.
- Work across the stack to improve product quality, speed, and usability.
- Help the team ship faster through strong execution, ownership, and product-minded engineering.
Benefits
- Top compensation package, including competitive salary and meaningful equity.
- Remote-first team.
- Comprehensive health insurance and benefits.
- Flexibility to explore new ideas from an early stage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
