Applied AI Engineer Intern: Create Multimodal Experiences

Pika; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pika is seeking a hands-on AI researcher to turn the latest models and tools into engaging experiences. You will merge image, video, audio, and language models to create workflows, demos, and features that attract users and drive growth.

In this goal-driven role, you’ll take ideas from initial opportunities through experimentation and delivery, then apply feedback to refine what to build next. Strong judgment, creativity, and fast execution are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with generative AI models and APIs.
• Strong prototyping and coding skills to build end-to-end demos.
• Creative, entrepreneurial mindset with rapid iteration and delivery.
• Curiosity across modalities and ability to learn new tools quickly.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities aligned to audience, use case, and revenue.
• Build end-to-end multimodal workflows from concept to demo.
• Iterate quickly with experiments, balancing quality, cost, and time.
• Create shareable demos and assets for launches.
• Document workflows for reuse by the team.

Skills

Generative AI

Prototyping

End-to-end pipelines

Multimodal workflows

Tools

APIs

LoRA fine-tuning

Job description

Pika is seeking a hands-on AI researcher to turn the latest models and tools into engaging experiences. You will merge image, video, audio, and language models to create workflows, demos, and features that attract users and drive growth.

In this goal-driven role, you’ll take ideas from initial opportunities through experimentation and delivery, then apply feedback to refine what to build next. Strong judgment, creativity, and fast execution are essential.