Senior Product Engineer Equity at Tavus

Senior Product Engineer

Salary: $160K–$250K + Equity

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.