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$250,000 – $350,000
Listed on Pika Labs’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Pika seeks a Staff-level backend engineer to architect and scale the distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure supporting their AI video creation platform. This role suits experienced backend leaders who thrive designing systems for real-time collaboration and high-traffic creative workflows, and who want to mentor engineers while shaping technical direction at a well-funded startup.
Our summary, not Pika Labs’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
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What they ask for
Required
- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience
- 2+ years in senior backend roles
- Deep expertise in distributed systems and RESTful/real-time APIs
- Cloud-native infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes)
- Strong system design skills for high-traffic applications
- Proven ability to lead complex projects independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication
Nice to have
- Experience with real-time collaboration platforms or creative tools
- Familiarity with generative AI or agent-based systems
- Experience at high-growth startups or rapidly evolving settings
- Competitive coding, hackathon, or open-source contributions