Senior/Staff Product Engineer (Creative Tools) at Embedding Vc

Job description

About Flick Flick is defining the future interface for AI-native filmmaking. Think Figma and Cursor, but for creating AI films. Founded by Ray Wang (engineer who built Instagram Stories) and Zoey Zhang (award-winning filmmaker). Well-funded by top VCs including Y Combinator, Google Ventures, True Ventures, and Lightspeed. The Role Founding product engineer working at the intersection of engineering, design, and filmmaking. Shape how people create films with AI. Work directly with founders on product strategy. Responsibilities • Design and build product features end-to-end across frontend and backend systems • Rapidly prototype and iterate on new creative workflows with tight feedback loops • Work closely with founders on product direction, UX decisions, and feature prioritization • Translate ambiguous ideas into intuitive, high-quality user experiences • Continuously refine interaction details, polish, and usability • Help define the future of AI-native creative tools Required Qualifications • 3+ years of experience • Strong full-stack engineering skills (React, TypeScript, backend frameworks) • Exceptional product sense and attention to UX details • Experience building creative tools with ability to become an expert in creative technology in AI video production • Strong intuition for creating simple, powerful, and delightful products • Startup mindset: high ownership, high agency, high velocity Nice-to-Have Qualifications • Love for films and art • Personal creative background (filmmaker, video editor, animator, designer, or similar) • Experience in AI video generation • Founder experience • Open-source contributions and coding outside of regular work Compensation • $100,000 – $200,000 / year + 0.10% – 1.00% equity • Visa sponsorship available

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Founding product engineer working at the intersection of engineering, design, and filmmaking. Shape how people create films with AI. Work directly with founders on product strategy.
Design and build product features end-to-end across frontend and backend systems
Rapidly prototype and iterate on new creative workflows with tight feedback loops
Work closely with founders on product direction, UX decisions, and feature prioritization
Translate ambiguous ideas into intuitive, high-quality user experiences
Continuously refine interaction details, polish, and usability
Help define the future of AI-native creative tools
3+ years of experience
Strong full-stack engineering skills (React, TypeScript, backend frameworks)
Exceptional product sense and attention to UX details
Experience building creative tools with ability to become an expert in creative technology in AI video production
Strong intuition for creating simple, powerful, and delightful products
Startup mindset: high ownership, high agency, high velocity
Love for films and art
Personal creative background (filmmaker, video editor, animator, designer, or similar)
Experience in AI video generation
Founder experience
Open-source contributions and coding outside of regular work

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