Job Title: Senior Product Engineer

Company Name: OpenArt

Job Url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/embedding-vc/eb2ccfda-dae2-4c35-b6d4-763ae7cbfd62

Job Description: Senior Product Engineer (North America)
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.

What You’ll Do
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

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 (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 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.