Senior Software Engineer — AI-Native Creator Tools (Hybrid)

OpenArt; San Carlos (CA); Hybrid; USD 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenArt, a San Carlos, CA‑based AI storytelling and visual creation platform, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for GTM-focused engineering. You will work at the intersection of engineering, product, and go-to-market, turning evolving AI models and market trends into polished product experiences.

You’ll contribute to OpenArt Agent and Arena, evaluate latest generation models, and ship frontend work in React and Next.js.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering shipping production software.
• Strong proficiency with React and Next.js to build polished product experiences end to end.
• Experience integrating AI models or APIs into real-user products.
• Strong product instincts — you can identify what is interesting, useful, and worth building without waiting for a detailed specification.
• The ability to move quickly from an ambiguous idea to a working prototype, and from prototype to reliable production software.
• Genuine interest in generative AI, creative tools, and the rapidly evolving image and video model ecosystem.
• A strong AI-assisted coding practice — you use tools like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor as a core part of how you build, and have real opinions about what makes them effective.
• Clear communication — you can explain what you built, why it matters, and the trade-offs behind your decisions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and iteration of OpenArt Agent and other OpenArt products
• Build and evolve OpenArt Arena, creating intuitive experiences for discovering, comparing, and evaluating generative AI models
• Partner closely with product, design, and GTM to turn emerging market trends into compelling product capabilities
• Evaluate video and image generation models across quality, capabilities, reliability, and real-world use cases
• Rapidly prototype and ship innovative projects inspired by new models, technologies, creative formats, and shifts in user behavior
• Build polished, production-ready frontend experiences in React and Next.js, end to end
• Use product data and user feedback to determine what to improve, expand, or move on from
• Make pragmatic trade-offs between speed, correctness, and scalability — and communicate them clearly

Skills

Full-stack

React

Next.js

AI models

Product instincts

Rapid prototyping

Clear communication

AI-assisted coding

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Job description

OpenArt, a San Carlos, CA‑based AI storytelling and visual creation platform, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for GTM-focused engineering. You will work at the intersection of engineering, product, and go-to-market, turning evolving AI models and market trends into polished product experiences.

You’ll contribute to OpenArt Agent and Arena, evaluate latest generation models, and ship frontend work in React and Next.js.