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Senior/Staff Frontend Engineer

Flick.art

Remote · USFull-time$100–200K/yrPosted 3mo agoStill listed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$100–200K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Visa required • Visa sponsorship

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Job overview

Flick.art is hiring a Senior/Staff Frontend Engineer. Flick is building an AI‑native filmmaking interface, combining Figma‑like design tools with video editing capabilities. The senior/staff frontend engineer will lead the creation of the core canvas, timeline, and creative tooling, collaborating directly with founders and shaping the product’s visual storytelling experience.

Key focus areas include Lead the architecture and development of the editor UI from the ground up (canvas, timeline, node graph, playback)., Rapidly prototype and iterate on new creative workflows to validate ideas and user experience., and Establish best practices for code quality, performance, testing, and maintainability..

Successful candidates bring 3+ Years Experience and Experience Owning And Leading Technical Initiatives On High-Performance Web Applications. Important skills include React, TypeScript, Frontend Tooling, Build Systems, CI/CD, and Optimizing Complex UX Interactions. Preferred (not required): Video Editors, Creative Canvas, Animation/Keyframe Systems, and Design Tools.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ReactTypeScriptFrontend ToolingBuild SystemsCI/CDOptimizing Complex UX InteractionsDesigning Scalable UI ArchitecturesManaging Large, Dynamic Client-Side StateCreating Fast, Intuitive, and Beautiful Creative InterfacesStartup MindsetVideo EditorsCreative CanvasAnimation/Keyframe SystemsDesign ToolsNode-Graph EditorsLove Films and ArtOpen-Source ContributionsCoding for Fun

Qualifications

3+ Years ExperienceExperience Owning and Leading Technical Initiatives on High-Performance Web Applications

Full job description

Flick Figma + Cursor, for AI Filmmaking

Senior/Staff Frontend Engineer $100K - $200K • 0.10% - 1.00% • Sunnyvale, CA, US / Remote Job type Full-time Role Engineering, Frontend Experience 3+ years Visa Will sponsor Skills React, TypeScript Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups. Apply to role › Ray Wang Founder Ray Wang Founder About the role About Us Flick is defining the future interface for AI native filmmaking. Think Figma and Cursor, but for creating AI films.

  • Founded by Engineer who built Instagram Stories + Award winning filmmaker, we are a team of Tech + Artist.
  • Well-funded by top VC like YC, Google Ventures, True Ventures, Lightspeed etc.
  • Checkout our recent launch post
  • Award-winning AI Films created using Flick The Role As our founding front-end engineer, you’ll lead the development of the core experience of Flick — our canvas, timeline, and creative tooling. You will work directly with the founders, and have the opportunity to shape the future interface for AI visual storytelling.

What you’ll do

  • Lead the architecture and development of our editor UI from the ground up (canvas, timeline, node graph, playback).

  • Rapidly prototype and iterate on new creative workflows to validate ideas and user experience.

  • Establish best practices for code quality, performance, testing, and maintainability.

  • Collaborate closely with design, product, and AI backend teams to shape the end-to-end user experience.

  • Drive key technical and product decisions as part of the founding engineering team. Requirements

  • Experience owning and leading technical initiatives on high-performance web applications.

  • Strong expertise with modern front-end tooling (React, TypeScript, build systems, CI/CD).

  • Deep experience optimizing complex UX interactions , especially in editors, canvases, visual builders, or multimedia tools.

  • Ability to design scalable UI architectures and manage large, dynamic client-side state.

  • A passion for creating fast, intuitive, and beautiful creative interfaces.

  • Startup mindset: you thrive in fast-moving environments, take ownership, and solve ambiguous problems at scale. Nice-to-have

  • Experience with video editors, creative canvas, animation/keyframe systems, design tools, node-graph editors, or similar.

  • Love films and art.

  • Have contributed in open-source projects, and coding for fun outside of regular work. About Flick Flick is defining the future interface for AI native filmmaking. Think Figma and Cursor, but for creating AI films.

  • Founded by Engineer who built Instagram Stories + Award winning filmmaker, we are a team of Tech + Artist.

  • Well-funded by top VCs.

  • Checkout our launch video

  • Award-winning AI film created using Flick

  • People talk about us on social

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