OpusClip · 4 hours ago
AI Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$142K/yr - $300K/yr
3+ years expOpusClip is the world's No.1 AI video agent, built for authenticity on social media. The AI Engineer will design and build scalable AI inference microservices, collaborate on production pipelines for video understanding and LLMs, and ensure high-quality coding standards while optimizing performance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologySoftwareVideo Editing
Responsibilities
AI System Architecture: Design and build scalable, low-latency AI inference microservices. You will move beyond simple scripts to architecting robust systems that handle high-volume video processing
Engineering-First Model Deployment: Collaborate with the team to build production pipelines for Video Understanding and LLMs. You will be responsible not just for the model's accuracy, but for its throughput, cost-efficiency, and integration into the core backend
High-Standard "Vibe Coding": We embrace AI-assisted coding (Cursor, Copilot, etc.), but we demand engineering rigor. You are responsible for ensuring all code—whether written by you or generated by AI—is modular, type-safe, thoroughly tested, and maintainable
Performance Optimization: Profile and optimize Python/C++ code and model inference layers (e.g., quantization, batching, caching strategies) to minimize GPU costs and user wait time
R&D to Production: Conduct research on cutting-edge LLMs/multimodal models and rapidly refactor experimental code into stable, production-ready features
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or related fields
3+ years of work experience (Fresh graduates with strong internships/project experience are welcome)
Strong System Design Sense: Understanding of distributed systems, API design (REST/gRPC), asynchronous processing (task queues like Celery/Redis), and database interactions
Solid Engineering Fundamentals: Fluent in Python (C++ or JavaScript is a plus). Ability to write clean, SOLID, and testable code. Proficiency with Docker/Containerization and CI/CD workflows
AI/ML Proficiency: Proficient in PyTorch or TensorFlow. Familiarity with model serving frameworks (e.g., vLLM, TGI, Triton) and ONNX
Experience in one of the below areas: Video Understanding / Computer Vision. LLM Fine-tuning / RAG Systems. Backend Systems for AI (FastAPI, Vector DBs, Microservices)
Enthusiastic, excellent communicator, self-motivated, and possessing a strong sense of ownership
Preferred
Full-Stack AI Experience: Experience building an end-to-end product feature—from the prompt engineering layer down to the API deployment and database schema
Inference Optimization: Experience with TensorRT, quantization (AWQ/GPTQ), or FlashAttention to speed up model performance
Vector Database at Scale: Experience managing vector stores (Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) in a production environment
Open Source & Community: Experience building APIs/services/open-source tools with ChatGPT/OpenAI APIs
Projects completed or Research papers published in top-tier conferences (ACL, CVPR, NeurIPS, etc.)
Company
OpusClip
Opus Clip is a software company that provides generative AI video editing tools.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$50MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundFellows Fund
2025-03-10Series A· $20M
2024-08-29Series A· $30M
2023-07-31Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Grace Wang
Co-Founder
Young Zhao
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-04-06
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