Wonder Studios

Staff Engineer

Wonder Studios

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Ship end-to-end features across our Next.js frontend and Python API backend.
  • Design and build systems for media creation: asset ingestion, processing, preview generation, rendering/export, and AI-assisted workflows.
  • Own technical outcomes: take ambiguous requirements and turn them into scalable, maintainable implementations.
  • Bring 3D/game-dev tooling thinking into the product: scene/asset graphs, deterministic pipelines, versioning, caching, reproducibility, and performance-aware workflows.
  • Improve reliability and velocity: refactors, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, performance, cost controls, and operational readiness.
  • Raise the engineering bar through mentorship and reviews—without becoming “meetings-only.”

Requirements

  • Senior-to-staff level experience owning production systems end-to-end.
  • Strong full-stack capability: you can work comfortably across Next.js + Python APIs, and debug across boundaries.
  • Startup mindset: high ownership, high output, low ego, and comfort with ambiguity.
  • Strong system design instincts: you can build fast without creating a fragile mess.
  • Excellent collaboration: clear communicator, strong reviewer, productive partner to product/design.
  • We’re optimizing for people who’ve shipped creative tooling at scale (not primarily genAI experimentation).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Next.jsPythonCI/CDsystem designrefactoringtesting strategyobservabilityperformance optimizationasset ingestionAI-assisted workflows
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationmentorshipownershipadaptabilityproblem-solvingreviewingcreativityproductivityclear communication