Senior Product Engineer at Tavus

Jack & Jill; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jack & Jill is seeking a Senior Product Engineer in San Francisco to develop the Tavus platform. This role emphasizes a high-growth environment where you will lead the feature development from ideation to production. Responsibilities include collaborating across teams to ensure exceptional user experiences and architecting a performant React codebase. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in building consumer products at startups, with expert-level React skills and a passion for high UX standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building consumer-facing products at startups.
• Expert in React and modern frontend technologies.
• Strong understanding of backend integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of platform features.
• Collaborate with design and research teams on the product roadmap.
• Maintain a performant React codebase with backend APIs.

Skills

React

Frontend development

Backend system design

API integration

User experience (UX)

Job description

Overview

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack.

Company Description

Tavus - Series B AI research lab backed by Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator

Job Description

Join a high-growth team building AI Humans—real-time conversational video technology with sub-second latency. As a Senior Product Engineer, you will own the development of the Tavus platform, spending 70% of your time on React frontend and 30% on backend APIs. You will drive architecture and product strategy in a fast-paced environment.

Location

San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Work at the bleeding edge of human computing with a $40M Series B war chest from Sequoia, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
• Direct influence on a generational product that enables meaningful, face-to-face AI conversations with emotional intelligence and context awareness.
• High-autonomy environment where you work directly with founders and users, skipping corporate bureaucracy to ship polished, high-performing web experiences.

What you will do

• Lead the end-to-end development and delivery of platform features, from initial ideation and architectural design to final production launch.
• Collaborate across design and research teams to shape the product roadmap, ensuring every feature maintains a world-class user experience bar.
• Architect and maintain a performant React codebase while building out the necessary backend integrations and APIs to support real-time simulation.

The ideal candidate

• Proven track record of building and scaling consumer-facing products from scratch at high-growth, early-stage startups.
• Expert-level proficiency in React and modern frontend ecosystems, complemented by a strong understanding of backend system design and API integration.
• Senior-level ownership mindset with a deep passion for design, high UX standards, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts with clarity.