Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site
About the Role At Pika, we are shaping the future of creative infrastructure with real-time, multimodal generation and intelligent agentic platforms. We are looking for passionate Research Interns at the BS, MS, or PhD l…
Skills: Video Generation, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Multimodal Large Language Models
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$160k–$225k/yr
About the Role We're looking for a Product Marketing Manager who’s passionate about creativity, technology, and shaping culture. At Pika, you’ll craft the story, message, and momentum behind every new product and feature…
Skills: Product Marketing, Go-to-Market Strategy, Storytelling, Launch Leadership, Data Analysis
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$160k–$225k/yr
About the Role We're looking for a Product Manager to power the next creative leap at Pika. You’ll shape the core experience of our generative AI platform, transforming how millions of creators bring bold ideas to life w…
Skills: Product Management, Roadmap Prioritization, Generative AI, User Experience Design, Data Analysis
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$160k–$225k/yr
About the Role We're looking for a Product Manager, Growth with a passion for creative AI and user empowerment to help us shape the future of video creation. You’ll turn first-time visitors into lifelong Pika creators, o…
Skills: Product Management, Growth Hacking, A/B Testing, SQL, Data Analytics
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$185k–$300k/yr
About the Role We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Backend, to lead and scale the backend infrastructure that powers Pika’s user-facing products. In this high-impact role, you’ll own the design and delivery of …
Skills: Backend Engineering, Distributed Systems, API Design, Cloud Infrastructure, System Design
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$185k–$400k/yr
About the Role At Pika, we are pioneering the next generation of creative infrastructure built around real-time, multimodal generation and intelligent agentic platforms. We are looking for a staff or lead-level Research …
Skills: Data Pipeline Architecture, ML Data Curation, Distributed Data Systems, ETL Workflows, Python
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$185k–$300k/yr
About the Role We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Product to help shape and scale the user-facing systems at Pika. In this key role, you will bridge advanced engineering and product experience, taking ownership of…
Skills: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Go, Distributed Systems
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$185k–$300k/yr
About the Role We are seeking Senior/Staff level Inference Engineers to accelerate the performance of Pika's AI-driven products. In this highly technical role, you will operate at the intersection of cutting-edge inferen…
Skills: Inference Acceleration, GPU Parallelism, CUDA, NCCL, Quantization
Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$185k–$300k/yr
About the Role We are looking for a Staff/Lead Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure, to play a critical role in building and scaling the core infrastructure that powers Pika’s AI capabilities. In this position, you will …
Skills: Distributed Systems, LLM Orchestration, Node.js, Python, Go
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Contribute to large-scale pre-training and optimization of Videogen models and design high-throughput multimedia data pipelines. Collaborate with researchers to deploy generative AI advancements into real-world applications.
Requires a BS, MS, or PhD background with demonstrated experience in video generation models and proficiency in Python and ML toolkits. Familiarity with multimodal LLMs is considered a bonus.
At Pika, we are shaping the future of creative infrastructure with real-time, multimodal generation and intelligent agentic platforms. We are looking for passionate Research Interns at the BS, MS, or PhD level with significant experience working on Videogen to join our team and make an immediate impact. In this role, you will directly contribute to pre-training and mid-training efforts for Videogen models and support advanced generative systems. Familiarity with multimodal large language models (MLLMs) is valued as a bonus.
This internship is ideal for students and researchers who have hands-on Videogen experience, are excited to work at the intersection of generative AI and multimedia, and are eager to make meaningful contributions alongside top AI talent. Flexible part-time and full-time internship terms are available.
Work directly on large-scale pre-training and optimization efforts for Videogen models.
Design, prototype, and refine algorithms for high-throughput video and multimedia data pipelines.
Collaborate with experienced researchers and engineers on advanced AI and video generation technology.
Apply new research techniques and production-scale workflows to deploy Videogen advancements into real-world applications.
BS, MS, or PhD-level backgrounds, with demonstrated Videogen experience strongly preferred.
Expertise in video generation models or frameworks.
Proficiency in Python and ML toolkits (such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.).
Prior exposure to multimodal LLM inference, generative models, or related areas is a bonus.
Fast learner who can adapt to new research and technologies quickly.
Excellent communicator and effective team collaborator.
Flexible internship: part-time or full-time roles available
Unique opportunity to make an immediate impact with Videogen and generative AI research
Mentorship and collaboration with innovative researchers and engineers
Competitive compensation and a dynamic, mission-driven environment
Onsite work setup, with headquarters in Palo Alto, CA
Pika empowers creators by building cutting-edge agentic and multimedia platforms. Our mission is to remove technical barriers and make real-time generative and intelligent orchestration accessible to everyone. If you are ready to accelerate your AI career, hone your video generation expertise, and contribute to the next wave of creative technology, we want to hear from you.
Reality is optional. Create iconic videos with AI.
An idea-to-video platform that brings your creativity to motion.
Reality is optional. Create iconic videos with AI.
An idea-to-video platform that brings your creativity to motion.
