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# Staff Product Engineer at Runway

- **Company:** Runway
- **Location:** Remote
- **Compensation:** $240k–$290k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/runway-ml/0feb8680-6573-458b-b00d-98aea86a94f5/application

**Skills:** JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS ECS Fargate, AI APIs, LLM integrations, Debugging tools, Profiling tools

> Join Runway to build AI-powered video creation and collaboration tools. You will develop full-stack features, design LLM-powered interfaces, and improve code quality using TypeScript, React, and AWS.

## Job description

We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science.

We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world.

World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached.

Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Product Engineer to join our team and help us build cutting-edge, AI-powered video creation and collaboration tools. Rather than specialists, we’re seeking curiosity-driven engineers who are thoughtful problem solvers and thrive in fast-paced, high-ownership environments. Our engineering team is highly collaborative and works on a wide variety of exciting challenges, including developing new interfaces for AI content creation, building LLM-powered features and conversational experiences, and deploying cutting-edge computer vision and generative models to production.

## A PEEK AT OUR TECHNICAL STACK

The rich UI of our generative AI tools is powered by TypeScript and React with MediaBunny driving in-browser media and React Flow powering our node-based creative workflows. Our API endpoints for user and media management are written in TypeScript and Node.js and deployed as containerized services on AWS ECS Fargate. We leverage AI APIs to power advanced generative capabilities.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Create rich multimedia interfaces using the cutting-edge of the latest AI video generation models Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0
- Build end-to-end full-stack AI-powered product features — designing and developing both frontend experiences and backend systems, including authoring server-side processes and APIs that power our generative AI tools
- Design and implement LLM-powered features and conversational interfaces
- Partner with a world-class engineering team pushing the boundaries of creativity and content creation on the browser
- Take on new challenges across the Frontend stack to implement product features for Runway’s machine learning-based generative AI tools
- Improve the performance, reliability, and code quality of our codebases

## WHAT YOU’LL NEED

- 5+ years of industry experience in a software engineering role, ideally full-stack focused
- Demonstrated fluency in one or more programming languages, including but not limited to JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience building with third-party AI APIs (e.g., chatbots, LLM integrations)
- Experience in architecting production-ready systems and familiarity with debugging and profiling tools
- Ability to rapidly prototype solutions and iterate on them with tight product deadlines
- Humility and open-mindedness; at Runway, we love to learn from one another

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.

Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.

## WORKING AT RUNWAY

Great things come from great teams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwmj4ato2kw&ab_channel=Runway We’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

More about Runway

- Universal World Simulator https://runwayml.com/world-simulator.html
- GWM-1 https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gwm-1
- Gen-4.5 https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5
- General World Models https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-general-world-models
- Robotics SDK https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gwm-1#robotics-section
- Conversational Real-time Agents https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gwm-1#avatars-section
- Runway Studios https://runwayml.com/studios

We're excited to be recognized as a best place to work:

Crain's https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/best-places-work-2023 | InHerSight https://www.inhersight.com/companies/best/city/new-york-city-ny | BuiltIn NYC https://builtin.com/awards/new-york-city/2024/best-places-to-work | INC https://www.inc.com/best-workplaces/2024

## About Runway

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Runway builds artificial intelligence to simulate the world, focusing on general world models for video generation, robotics, and interactive experiences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Corporate Minority funding stage; total raised $859.5M)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (79 Walker Street, Floor 5)
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed on provided sources (widely reported as Cristóbal Valenzuela, Anastasis Germanidis, and Alejandro Matamala)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Artificial Intelligence, Video Generation, World Simulation, Robotics
- **Target customers**: B2B – media & entertainment, film production, architecture, robotics research; also creative professionals and enterprises
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science." – Runway believes world models are the path to general-purpose simulation, enabling progress in robotics, disease research, and scientific discovery.

## Products & Services
- **[Gen-4.5](https://runwayml.com/)**: World's top-rated video generation model – cinematic, highly realistic outputs with precise creative control (SaaS / API).
- **[GWM-1](https://runwayml.com/)**: State-of-the-art General World Model for real-time simulation. Three variants:
  - **GWM Worlds**: Interactive, explorable environments.
  - **GWM Avatars**: Real-time conversational video agents (API) – customizable appearance, voice, personality, knowledge, and actions.
  - **GWM Robotics**: Learned world models for robotic manipulation and physical interaction simulation.
- **Runway Studios**: Production arm exploring AI integration in film (announced partnership with Lionsgate).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $859.5M (as of latest Corporate Minority round)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: NVIDIA (strategic partnership on Vera Rubin architecture), Lionsgate (film production partnership), General Atlantic, Felicis, Fidelity Investments, and 36+ others.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Partnership with NVIDIA to accelerate video and world models.
  - Partnership with Lionsgate to explore AI in film production.
  - Gen-4.5 recognized as top-rated video model.
  - Launch of GWM-1 (three variants) expanding into robotics and conversational AI.
  - Used by leading organizations across industries (e.g., architecture firm KPF).

## Competitive Advantages
- **General World Models (GWM-1)**: Unlike pure language models, Runway builds models that understand, perceive, generate, and act in the world – a clear moat for simulation and robotics.
- **Real-time interactivity**: GWM Worlds and Avatars enable real-time, controllable simulation and conversation, differentiating from static video generation.
- **Full-stack AI platform**: From video generation (Gen-4.5) to world simulation (GWM-1) to production studios, Runway covers the entire creative-to-simulation pipeline.
- **Strong research culture**: Long-term research effort to build AI systems that understand visual world dynamics.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue advancing General World Models for universal simulation.
- Expand partnerships in entertainment (Lionsgate), robotics (NVIDIA), and architecture (KPF).
- Grow the platform’s adoption across industries requiring simulation, creative content, and autonomous agents.
- Scale the team globally (offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Tel Aviv, Tokyo) with remote flexibility.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people determined to change the world." Merges art and science – ideal for researchers, engineers, artists, and designers.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Global remote team; offices in 6 cities. Employees outside 10-mile commuting distance can expense co-working, internet, phone, and lunches (up to $250/month); within commuting distance get $50/month phone reimbursement.
- **Benefits**:
  - 100% medical, dental, vision coverage for US employees and dependents (plus mental health and One Medical membership).
  - Unlimited PTO (recommended min 15 days) + paid sabbatical at 3, 5, and 7 years.
  - 16 weeks fully paid parental leave (all parents) with gradual return-to-work plan.
  - 3% 401k match (US employees).
  - $600 annual wellness stipend; $600 annual learning stipend; $500 tech setup stipend.
  - Annual travel budget for in-person collaboration, conferences, and company events.
  - Quarterly community donation program.
- **Recognition**: Best Places to Work NYC (2022–2024), Inc. Best Workplaces (2023), Built In Inclusive Workplace (2022, 2023), Crain’s Best Companies Group.

## Sources
1. [runwayml.com](https://runwayml.com/)
2. [Runway Careers](https://runwayml.com/careers)
3. [Runway About](https://runwayml.com/about)
4. [CB Insights – Runway Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/runwayml)
5. [Greenhouse Job Board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/runwayml)

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