Multimodal AI Engineer for Creative Experiences

Pika; Iowa; On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pika is seeking a creative, hands-on AI researcher to turn models into engaging experiences. You will combine image, video, audio, and language models to build workflows, demos, and features that drive growth and revenue.

This role is goal-driven, open to full-time hires and interns, emphasizing rapid experimentation, strong judgment, and fast execution from idea to delivery with clear documentation for reuse.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building with generative AI models, APIs, or creative workflows.
• Strong prototyping and coding skills: connect tools, debug a pipeline, and deliver an end-to-end experience.
• Creative, entrepreneurial mindset with good judgment on what makes output compelling and shareable.
• Curiosity across modalities and quick learning of new models/tools.
• Ownership and comfort with tight timelines; prioritize and ship.
• Clear link between technical choices and the intended user or business outcome.

Responsibilities

• Find promising opportunities by tracking new models, tools, formats, and trends to drive audience, traffic, or revenue.
• Build end-to-end multimodal workflows by combining models, APIs, and tools into usable demos, assets, or product experiences.
• Choose the right scope for research; test quickly using lightweight fine-tuning when beneficial.
• Deliver frequently with short iterations; balance research, quality, cost, and delivery time.
• Create shareable demos and outputs for social launches and growth activities; posting isn't required.
• Learn from results using feedback and signals to refine or stop ideas.
• Make workflows reusable with documentation so the team can reproduce and build on them.

Skills

Generative AI

Prototyping

End-to-end demos

Coding skills

Experimentation

Product mindset

Fast execution

Tools

LoRA fine-tuning

Job description

Pika is seeking a creative, hands-on AI researcher to turn models into engaging experiences. You will combine image, video, audio, and language models to build workflows, demos, and features that drive growth and revenue.

This role is goal-driven, open to full-time hires and interns, emphasizing rapid experimentation, strong judgment, and fast execution from idea to delivery with clear documentation for reuse.