Senior Product Engineer

Orangepeople

Job Location:

Burbank, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Ready to build products that power unforgettable stories Join us as a Senior Product Engineer where youll design develop and scale innovative applications that support cinematic storytelling. As a senior product engineer youll help build and scale an exciting application used to manage cinematic canon for our banners and stakeholders. Reporting into the teams product leader you will join a small team of product engineers focused on front-end and backend development seamless data connectivity and thoughtful integration of this knowledge graph-based application into the this role you will flex your analytical problem-solving skills across the full product lifecycle from rapid prototyping through operationalization at scale.

You should feel comfortable partnering with Product to turn ambiguous requirements into vetted solutions iterating quickly while exercising sound judgment about when to move fast and when precision matters. The ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment and work well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders will be key to your success.

Role & Responsibilities:

Deliver high-quality front-end and back-end feature development in a nimble small-team environment embedded within the ecosystem.
Partner effectively with Product and stakeholders to turn ambiguous requirements into vetted technical solutions using agile & adaptive workflows that keep a small team moving from discovery through delivery.
Collaborate with teams across core engineering architecture data and services to design and deliver products that integrate flexibly across existing platforms.
Effectively leverage the specific technologies languages and frameworks required to successfully build and scale this application.
Iterate quickly on new ideas based on stakeholder feedback then apply grounded engineering judgment to harden test and operationalize work for production use.
Conduct code reviews implement effective automated testing maintain robust technical documentation and help troubleshoot issues in a timely fashion to ensure confidence stability and long-term maintainability of deliverables.
Synthesize complex subject matter into clear terms for non-technical stakeholders.

A Successful Candidate Will:

Work extremely well with both technical and cross-functional team members by building trust and prioritizing open lines of communication in a collaborative environment.
Demonstrate the proven ability to ensure the products technical integrity amid evolving roadmaps and internal priorities.
Apply their experiences from a range of product lifecycle stages to deliver both quick prototypes (where needed) and durable production-ready solutions at scale.
Be a self-starter with the ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.
Apply AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully and responsibly using them to accelerate delivery where appropriate while maintaining strong oversight code quality and understanding of what is being created.
Exercise strong judgment in balancing speed and precision knowing when to iterate rapidly and when to slow down for quality integration or long-term maintainability.
Embrace opportunities to flex across areas outside of their immediate domain including supporting other strategic initiatives for the team as a technical consultant.
Have personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information.

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

5 years of relevant experience with a strong emphasis on applied product engineering across product lifecycles.
Robust software development foundation with comfort working across platforms services and integration points not only within a single application boundary.
Knowledge of GraphQL API design (gqlgen Strawberry etc.).
Excellent technical diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
Proven ability to independently problem-solve and bring an innovative mindset to a fast-paced ever-evolving work environment.
Experience in the following (including extensive experience in at least one of the below):
- Developing web applications using modern libraries and frameworks (React etc.) and supporting front-end feature development.
- Developing APIs and server-side logic using Go Python and/or Node
- Experience creating or maintaining ETL pipelines
- Ability to own work across the entire software development lifecycle from initial prototype to operationalization testing coverage documentation and delivery
- Applied experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Cursor GitHub Copilot) with sound engineering judgment quality oversight and accountability

Preferred Qualifications:

Database query design (Cypher SPARQL SQL SurQL Vector etc.).
Experience working with graph databases (Neo4j Stardog Neptune etc.).
API design and integration patterns across distributed systems or platform ecosystems.
Experience provisioning and/or managing infrastructure in AWS Azure or GCP.
Specialization or proven interest in AI/ML generative AI or related emerging technologies including practical responsible use in software delivery workflows.
Experience in the media and/or entertainment technology industry.
Experience developing and delivering robust consumer-facing products.

Preferred Education:

BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience preferred.

Benefits:

401(k).
Dental Insurance.
Health insurance.
Vision insurance.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity equality inclusion and respect for people.
The salary will be determined based on several factors including but not limited to location relevant education qualifications experience technical skills and business needs.

Additional Responsibilities:

Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
Contribute to OP technical discussions peer reviews etc.
Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.

About us:
At OP we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company we offer advisory and managed services innovative platforms and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI cyber security enterprise architecture and beyond. For nearly two decades weve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry serving up fresh ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.