--- title: 'AI Product Engineer at Sekai' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/ai-product-engineer-sekai-san-francisco-8w89jswmwt1r' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # AI Product Engineer at Sekai - **Company:** Sekai - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-04-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sekai/3b727ebd-b3d3-4f32-a955-c4aa57f8e14f ## Job description Sekai is building the TikTok for mini apps — an AI-driven consumer platform where people create, remix, share, and play interactive content instantly. We are a Series A company backed by Khosla, a16z, Mayfield, and A*, with $30M raised to date. We are remote-first across all positions and are looking for ambitious, AI-native builders who want to help shape the next generation of consumer social products. ## About Sekai Sekai is an AI-powered consumer platform where users can create, remix, and play interactive content. We build mobile-first products at the intersection of AI, consumer social, and interactive entertainment. We are a Series A company backed by top VCs including a16z, a+, Mayfield, and Khosla, and have raised a total of $30m. Here are Sekai’s download links: - Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=chat.sekai.app&hl=en_US - IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sekai-create-remix-play/id6504506653 ## About the Role We are looking for a product-centric engineer who cares deeply about user experience, moves fast, and uses AI as a core part of how they build. This role is focused primarily on shipping new product features, while also owning production issues and fixing them quickly when they arise. You will work closely with Product and Engineering to build new user experiences, improve product quality, and iterate fast. The right person is highly AI-native, strong in ownership, and excited to build in a fast-moving startup environment. ## Responsibilities - Build and ship product features end-to-end, with most of the role focused on new feature development - Debug and fix production issues quickly, with strong judgment around user impact and prioritization - Partner closely with Product to turn ideas into shipped experiences and contribute to product direction and user experience decisions - Use AI aggressively in day-to-day development, debugging, prototyping, and iteration - Move quickly across the stack to improve product quality, speed, and usability - Help the team ship faster through strong execution, ownership, and product-minded engineering ## Qualifications - 2+ years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, full-stack engineering, or another highly product-oriented technical role - Strong product sense and clear interest in building user-facing features - Highly AI-native, with strong familiarity with modern AI coding tools and a habit of actively exploring new tools and workflows - Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive work end-to-end - Experience building side projects, experimenting with new ideas, or shipping independently outside of core job responsibilities - Comfortable working across frontend and backend - Able to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience building mobile-first consumer products - Experience with Next.js and Python - Experience at an early-stage startup - Experience at a high-growth or top VC-backed startup - Active involvement in open source communities is a plus - Computer Science background is a plus - Experience working closely with Product, Design, or founders on user-facing decisions ## Benefits - Full healthcare benefits - Competitive compensation package, including salary and equity If you are excited about building at the frontier of AI, consumer social, and interactive entertainment, we would love to hear from you. At Sekai, you will work with an AI-native team, move fast, own meaningful problems, and have the flexibility to explore new ideas from an early stage. ## About Sekai ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Sekai is an AI-native social platform that lets anyone create, play, and remix interactive mini-apps (called "Sekais") using text prompts, turning software into shareable cultural artifacts. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A; raised $20M in June 2026) - **Headquarters**: Sunnyvale, California, United States - **Founded**: 2023 (incorporated as Versa AI, Inc.) - **Founders**: Lucky Zhang ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: AI-powered social content / User-generated mini-apps / Generative interactivity - **Target customers**: B2C – consumers (especially younger demographics) who want to create, discover, and remix playful, utility, or fan-interaction mini-apps; also creators and potential celebrity partners. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To move beyond static content (text, image, video) and build the first ecosystem for "Generative Interactivity" – making software a medium for creative expression and social sharing. ## Products & Services - **[Sekai Platform (app + web)]**: An AI-driven platform (iOS, Android, and web) where users describe an idea in natural language and a mini-app is instantly generated. Apps can be utilities, quizzes, polls, cards, games, or fan experiences. Users can play, remix others' creations, and share them. Includes a creator monetization path (in development). **Type**: AI-powered SaaS / mobile app ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Total funding – $26M ($20M Series A co-led by Khosla Ventures and Connect Ventures in June 2026, plus $6M seed led by Mayfield in 2025). Also received $3M in pre-seed/non-equity assistance in 2024. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Khosla Ventures, Connect Ventures (joint CAA/NEA), a16z Speedrun, Mayfield, A*, MVP Ventures, 359 Capital, Parable VC, 645 Ventures. Early backing from a16z Games Speedrun. - **Growth Signals**: - 15 million mini-apps created, with over 200,000 generated daily. - Users spend more than 1 hour per day on the app. - 550% YoY headcount growth (from ~3 to 16 employees). - 4,689 LinkedIn followers (+611.5% yearly). - Active hiring: 7 open positions as of July 2026. ## Competitive Advantages - **First-mover in AI-native social app creation**: Unlike traditional social media, Sekai enables true interactive creation – not just content consumption. - **Remix culture + low barrier**: Users can create without coding; remixing others' apps lowers friction and drives viral loops. - **Strong engagement metrics**: >1 hour daily usage signals product-market fit and user “obsession” (per investor Nicole Quinn). - **Founder track record**: Lucky Zhang previously sold startups to Apple (Yi+ AI) and ByteDance (Blacktail), showing execution and exit experience. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling the creator economy**: Sekai plans to help creators earn money from their mini-apps and interactive fan experiences. - **Expanding partnerships**: Working with CAA on creator and celebrity partnerships. - **Hiring aggressively** for engineering, product, and AI roles to build out the platform and mobile experience. - **Broadening beyond anime/fan-fiction** (initial niche) into general-purpose mini-app creation as AI coding models improve. ## Why Work Here - **Culture of creativity and impact**: Sekai describes itself as the “first AI-native social platform” – employees get to build a new medium, moving beyond doomscrolling to active creation and interaction. - **Early-stage growth**: Very small team (16 people) with massive funding ($26M) and explosive user traction – high ownership and ability to shape product. - **Founder with serial success**: Working under Lucky Zhang, who has sold two companies to Apple and ByteDance, provides credible leadership and deep AI/social experience. - **Remote/hybrid policy**: Likely flexible; job postings on Ashby (e.g., AI Product Engineer) include "Remote" tag. HQ is in Sunnyvale, CA, but team spans US, Indonesia, Singapore, NZ. - **Notable perks/engineering culture**: Focus on rapid prototyping, AI tools, and user-generated content. Roles posted include "AI Agent Engineer," "Senior Data Engineer," "AI Product Engineer" – strong AI engineering environment. ## Sources 1. [Sekai Official Website](https://sekaiapp.com/) 2. [Sekai LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sekaiapp) 3. [Axios – Sekai raises $20M (June 2026)](https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/sekai-mini-app-startup-funding) 4. [Sekai Careers Page (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sekai) 5. 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