Senior​/Software Engineer, Product

About Utopai Studios

We're building a cinematic AI storytelling experience that changes how stories get made. Our agentic platform lets creators go from idea to narrative video across formats, audiences, and platforms - fast. We're a small team that ships constantly, thinks from first principles, and believes the best creative tools haven't been built yet.

We're looking for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer who ships product features end-to-end. You'll own real surfaces of the product - the timeline, the canvas, the agent interactions, the moments where someone goes from a half-formed idea to a finished scene - and you'll take them from idea to production yourself.

This isn't a role where engineering means picking up tickets after a spec is finalized. You'll talk to users, prototype, decide what's worth building, work directly with our research and design teams, and turn agent capabilities into tools people actually use.

• Product taste. You care about what gets built, not just how. You can tell when a feature is solving the wrong problem and you'll say so.
• Ship fast. You'd rather get something in front of users this week than architect it for a month. You know when to refactor and when to land it.
• AI-native. You're already using Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools to extend what you can build. AI is part of your workflow, not a novelty.

• 5+ years of engineering experience, with at least some of it at the senior or staff level
• Strong full-stack chops - you're most at home in the frontend (React, Type Script) but you're not afraid of the backend, the model layer, or the infra
• Experience shipping features end-to-end, from a vague problem statement to something live in production
• Comfort working in ambiguity and moving without a full spec
• Experience with video, real-time systems, or AI/ML products is a strong plus
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience - we care more about what you've shipped than where you studied

The base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $350,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and qualifications. This role is also eligible for equity compensation.

Please send your resume to