Principal Software Engineer, Product

Job summary

Responsibilities

We’re seeking a Principal Product Engineer to lead the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for user-facing systems at Pika. In this high-impact, senior leadership role, you’ll guide the engineering direction for features that serve millions of creative users—from intuitive UIs and…

• Own and define the architecture and technical strategy for Pika’s web and multi-platform products
• Spearhead the development of real-time collaboration capabilities, messaging, and live multi-user interactions
• Drive product features from ideation through scoping, development, launch, and continuous improvement
• Integrate complex generative AI workflows (LLMs, models, agentic tools) into creative tooling
• Partner deeply with product and design leaders to deliver groundbreaking, accessible creative workflows

What they're looking for

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial time in senior/principal engineering and product-focused roles
• Distinguished track record leading the design, execution, and scaling of high-impact web or mobile products (React, TypeScript, Node.js, Go, or similar)
• Demonstrated strategy and execution in building robust, user-centric features for creative applications
• Comprehensive expertise in systems design: distributed systems, scalable APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)
• Experience working across the stack, including ML/AI infrastructure (Python, GPU-backed workflows) as required

Tech stack

• React
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• Go
• AWS
• GCP
• Python
• PyTorch