Staff / Senior Software Engineer, AI & Growth

🎨 Opus is the world’s No.1 AI video agent for social media.

OpusClip is the No.1 AI-first video editing tool built for authenticity with no editing skills required. Just 1 click to turn long-form content into viral-ready short clips for social media.

Our mission is to effortlessly transform your content into authentic, high-quality videos. Within just 18 months of our launch, over 10 million creators and businesses have used OpusClip to enhance their social presence.

We have raised \(50 million in total funding<strong> </strong>and<strong> </strong>are fortunate to have some of the most supportive investors, including SoftBank Vision Fund, DCM Ventures, Millennium New Horizons, Fellows Fund, AI Grant, Jason Lemkin (SaaStr), Samsung Next, GTMfund, Alumni Ventures, and many more.</p><p>Check out our latest coverage by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/opusclip-softbank-vision-fund-2-funding-valuation-2025-3">Business Insider featuring our product and funding milestones</a>, and our recognition as one of<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yzopus_opusclip-has-been-recognized-by-the-information-activity-7255358200395243520-zhOz/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop"> The Information's 50 Most Promising Startups in 2024.</a></p><p>Headquartered in Palo Alto, we are a team of 90 passionate and experienced AI enthusiasts and video experts, driven by our core values:</p><p>⚡ Prioritize ruthlessly</p><p>⚡ Move fast, adapt faster</p><p>⚡ Own excellence</p><p>⚡ Obsess over customers</p><p>Be a part of this exciting journey with us!</p><p><strong>Our engineering culture is centered around several core values:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Customer obsession. We go through UX feedback and bugs from our users daily, and continuously prioritize and address them within as soon as 2 days.</p></li><li><p>Debriefing. We value the radical, transparent debriefing culture of a battlewise army to learn and grow from previous projects.</p></li><li><p>Over communication. We encourage everyone to over share key updates and risks as we believe that key information is easily lost during meetings and conversations in a globalized team.</p></li><li><p>Craftsmanship. We improve craftsmanship together through shared learnings such as Clean Code, Agile Principles and AI sharing.</p></li><li><p>Our tech stack: GCP, Typescript, Python, Redis/MongoDB/Cloud Storage, lots of AI models</p></li></ul><h2><br>📝 Background and responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p>We are building a new team in US to hack and build our next generation smart AI editor that can self ingest, comprehend, do rough and fine cuts of videos based on a user's real-time feedback and taste of previous content.</p></li><li><p>You will land in our growth team familiarizing our product and growth funnels, before joining our hacker team prototyping and crafting our next innovative product for prosumers and enterprise customers, leading to our billion dollar evaluation.</p></li><li><p>This team will explore various new ideas with edging-cut AI technologies from the market and our AI labs, such as video editing AI agents and multi-modal video evaluators.</p></li><li><p>You will be working closely with the product, marketing, and data teams to brainstorm, plan, and deploy features that enhance user growth and product value using your analytic skills.</p></li><li><p>Design and implement robust A/B tests to understand the impact of changes, using data-driven insights to inform decisions and strategy adjustments.</p></li></ul><h2>📝 Qualifications</h2><ul><li><p>Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field. A total of 7-10 years of experience in software engineering.</p></li><li><p>Fast learner and self-starter as a full-stack engineer. A broad range of tech skills are preferred. Must have both front-end (such as React) and server-side skills (NodeJS, Django etc).</p></li><li><p>Strong product and business sense and can build product based on customers' needs. You love building a product from the ground up.</p></li><li><p>Good understanding of software engineering principles and best practices. Good judgement on when to hack and when to craft.</p></li><li><p>A strong entrepreneurial or hacker spirit or experience in a rapidly growing startup.</p></li><li><p>Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make informed decisions that drive growth.</p></li><li><p>Able to work with senior engineers across the Asia time zone, including periodic evening meetings, and excited to work on-site with our teammates in our office.</p></li></ul><h2>📝 Preferred experiences</h2><ul><li><p>Experience with successful user growth or traffic acquisition projects.</p></li><li><p>Experience with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Mixpanel).</p></li><li><p>Previously built product as individual developer as your side projects.</p></li></ul><h2>📝 What we offer</h2><ul><li><p>Competitive salary, stock options, and performance-based bonuses.</p></li><li><p>A 5K monitor, Herman Miller chair, and standing desk, along with a MacBook.</p></li><li><p>Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.</p></li><li><p>Sponsorship for H-1B visas, TN visas, or green cards.</p></li><li><p>Global team offsite.</p></li><li><p>A challenging but exciting work environment with a strong culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.</p></li><li><p>Opportunities for advancement and career growth.</p></li></ul><h2>📝 Location (On-site)</h2><ul><li><p>Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA.</p></li></ul><h2>📝 Compensation</h2><ul><li><p>Based salary range: \)175K-240K + performance based bonus + ESOP