Senior to Staff Engineer (Gen AI for Movies and Film)

About

One of the most established names in GPU rendering and 3D graphics — the engine behind productions like Star Wars, Westworld, the Vegas Sphere, and major AAA games — is building a new product: a professional-grade creative suite pushing the boundaries of AI image and video generation for the studios actually making films, shows, and games.

This isn't a seed-stage startup with a pitch deck. The parent company is well-capitalized, with deep relationships across Hollywood and gaming already in place. Paramount, Warner Bros., and other major studios are actively evaluating primary video gen workspaces, and this team is in those conversations. The product is live, generating revenue, and the recent SeeDance launch is shifting how studios think about AI-powered media generation.

The plan is to spin this out as its own entity — meaning significant equity upside on top of FAANG-level comp with no VC dilution. A small founding team is being assembled now to build the core product.

This is a rare 0-to-1 where the technology foundation, client pipeline, and market pull already exist.

Why this role is special:

• Work directly with a founder whose work in GPU rendering and AI acceleration shaped the modern graphics industry.
• Help architect and build the core product from scratch — AI creative suite, working models, data infra, graphics pipelines, 3D tooling or the UI, depending on skill-set
• Join a small NYC-based team operating hybrid with a bias toward shipping and impact, not bureaucracy.
• Influence how studios, digital artists, and production teams engage with AI across film, TV, and gaming.

Currently hiring:

Mid, Senior, and Staff-level engineers across Backend, Full-Stack, Applied AI, and Research Engineering. If you're building at the intersection of generative AI and professional media production, reach out.

Ideal background:

• Looking for true builders. We love engineers who come from HFT, AI, or top companies like Palantir and Ramp (not a requirement by any means, but the bar is high)
• Open to strong Python, C++, RUST or GO engineers - as well as those more on the AI engineering side of things (full stack with strong applied AI or Research)
• We hire for engineering ability and taste, not tech stack buzzwords.
• Passion for building tools that sit at the intersection of art, design, and code.
• Previous startup or 0→1 experience is a plus.
• Experience with Diffusion models or image / video generation is a strong plus (professional or tinkering).

Comp: Very flexible for the right person, even outside of the range listed below. DOE.

Office: Will be in lower Manhattan. Hybrid is ideal.