Head of Engineer, Product

The role

You will provide visionary leadership for the strategy, architecture, and execution of Pika's core product engineering initiatives. You will lead and mentor engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable features for millions of users.

What you will do

• Set and communicate the technical vision and strategy for product engineering
• Lead, mentor, and scale multiple engineering teams
• Architect and oversee the delivery of scalable, high-performing systems
• Partner with product, design, and ML teams to define technical solutions
• Guide technical decision-making at strategic and architectural levels
• Champion standards for software quality and product experience
• Own the technical roadmap including resource planning and milestone delivery
• Represent engineering in executive discussions

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience
• Significant time spent managing and scaling product engineering teams
• Record of technical leadership in developing and launching complex, high-impact, user-facing products (web/mobile)
• Experience in building and scaling distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Mastery of system and software architecture for high-traffic, media-rich, or AI-powered applications
• Emotional intelligence and mentorship skills
• Track record of developing engineering leaders and high-performing teams
• Deep experience collaborating with executive leadership
• Outstanding communication and organizational abilities

Nice to have

• Experience with generative AI, creative tools, or large-scale collaboration platforms
• Background in high-growth startups or high-ambiguity environments
• Open source, hackathon, or competitive coding experience

Benefits

• Competitive executive-level salary in the AI industry
• Substantial equity in a fast-growing startup
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Monthly stipends
• Company retreats

About the company

Pika is building the next generation of AI creative tools to empower human creativity. The team includes engineers, artists, and product thinkers based in Palo Alto, CA.