Senior/Staff Product Engineer (Creative Tools)

About Us

Flick is defining the future interface for AI native filmmaking. Think Figma and Cursor, but for creating AI films.

• Founded by Engineer who built Instagram Stories + Award winning filmmaker, we are a team of Tech + Artist.
• Well-funded by top VC like YC, Google Ventures, True Ventures, Lightspeed etc.
• Checkout our launch video
• Award-winning AI film created using Flick
• People talk about us on social

The Role

As a founding product engineer at Flick, you’ll sit at the intersection of engineering, design, and filmmaking. You won’t just build features — you’ll shape how people create films with AI. You will work directly with the founders, and have the opportunity to shape the future interface for AI visual storytelling.

What you’ll do

• Design and build product features end-to-end across frontend and backend.
• 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.

Requirements

• Strong full stack engineering skills (React, TypeScript, backend frameworks).
• Exceptional product sense and attention to UX details.
• Experience building creative tools. Can become an expert in creative technology in AI video production.
• Strong intuition for what makes a product feel simple, powerful, and delightful.
• Startup mindset: high ownership, high agency, high velocity.

Nice-to-have

• Love films and art.
• You are a creator yourself: filmmaker, video editor, animator, designer, or similar.
• Have experience in AI video generation.
• Have been a founder before.
• Have contributed in open-source projects, and coding for fun outside of regular work.