Senior Product Engineer (North America)

Embedding VCSan Francisco, CA
1dHybrid

About The Position

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 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.

Requirements

  • 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

  • Own product features from concept and UX through backend systems and production launch
  • Design scalable backend 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 frontend 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

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity ownership
  • High-autonomy, high-growth environment
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