Product Designer (Design Engineer)

ABOUT PIKA Pika is redefining creative expression with breakthrough AI tools for video and image generation. We’re on a mission to make lightning-fast, intuitive, high-quality content creation accessible to everyone—from solo creators to teams. Join us as we build at the frontier of AI media, with a fast-moving team, a culture of ownership, and a product that empowers millions. Remote is flexible for experienced candidates, or work with us in Palo Alto HQ. THE ROLE We're seeking a web-first Product Designer who will take full ownership of the pika.art web app—including Video & Image Studio, Style Creator, agent-led workflows, plugins, and community features. You’ll drive the product and design roadmap for your core areas and directly influence our growth, monetization, and launch assets. This is a hands-on, self-directed role for a senior builder who’s as comfortable in design systems and specs as in code and shipping UI. WHAT YOU’LL DO • Lead product design and direction for core pika.art web surfaces—full-screen studio, style creator, agent-led tools, plugin integrations, and community features. • Act as both design and product owner: set priorities, write specs, break down decisions into actionable tickets, and QA every release. • Prototype directly in React/Next.js or with AI tools (Lovable, v0, Claude, Cursor); contribute UI code and maintain design-system consistency. • Own and iterate onboarding, paywalls, checkout, team plans, pricing, and system emails with an eye towards growth and monetization. • Design and ship marketing and launch work: landing pages, SEO assets, and new model launch visuals. • Collaborate daily with our Strategy & Design Lead, founders, and engineers—rapid feedback loops expected; sprint turnaround often under 24 hours. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • 4+ years product design experience, including ownership at an early-stage startup. • Portfolio of shipped, web-based creative tools (editors, canvases, timelines, or similar). • Fluid across Figma (or similar), modern web stacks, and code prototyping tools. • Strong product instincts; able to self-direct, set priorities, and deliver outcomes beyond the ticket. • Hands-on design-engineering: able to build prototypes and contribute front-end code (React/Next.js preferred). • Experience running your own projects end-to-end—from brief, to spec, to handoff, to QA. • Comfortable working without daily management or structured mentorship. NICE TO HAVE • Experience on mobile products (native or web app). • Shipped creative/media or SaaS growth surfaces (checkout, onboarding, pricing, system emails). • Marketing design: landing pages, asset creation, SEO optimization. • Experience collaborating with distributed teams. YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF • You move fast, ship daily, and own outcomes. • You embrace real-time feedback and quick pivots. • You sweat the details, obsess over polish, and ship what matters. • You love turning ambiguity into clear specs and solutions. • You want to work with strategists, engineers, and founders—in code, not just mocks. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS • Competitive salary and benefits, monthly creative stipends, team retreats • Work remotely or join us in Palo Alto (3–5 days/week)