Full-Time
Frontend Engineer
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Pika
51-200 employees
AI platform for video creation and editing
Junior, Mid
Palo Alto, CA, USA
5-days in-office.
You match the following Pika's candidate preferences
Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:
- Proven expertise in frontend development with a strong portfolio showcasing cross-platform projects.
- Mastery of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and experience with frameworks such as React, Vue.js, or Angular.
- A strong focus on performance optimization and an understanding of the technical factors that influence application speed and user experience.
- Familiarity with modern development tools and best practices, including version control, build processes, and testing.
- The ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, delivering high-quality code that is maintainable and scalable.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.
- Design and develop cross-platform frontend applications that provide outstanding user experiences on desktop, mobile, and other devices.
- Optimize application efficiency, ensuring fast loading times and peak performance across all platforms.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate visual concepts into functional online experiences.
- Implement responsive design principles to ensure that our web applications adapt to the varying screen sizes of different devices.
- Stay abreast of the latest frontend technologies and frameworks to continuously improve our frontend development practices.
Pika.art provides a platform for users to create videos using artificial intelligence. The platform allows users to turn their ideas into videos through features like text-to-video, image-to-video, and video-to-video transformations. This means users can create and modify videos simply by entering text commands, making it easy for anyone, regardless of technical skills, to produce video content. Pika stands out from competitors by offering a user-friendly interface and a wide range of AI-powered tools that cater to both casual creators and professional filmmakers. The company's goal is to make video creation accessible and customizable for a diverse audience, from hobbyists to industry professionals.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$131.3M
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Founded
2023
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Pika's user base grew to over 11 million after the Pika 1.5 release.
- Collaborations with brands like Balenciaga and Vogue boost Pika's market visibility.
- The rise in demand for personalized video content supports Pika's growth potential.
What critics are saying
- Competition from Runway and Luma AI with advanced models threatens Pika's market position.
- OpenAI's Sora model targets professional filmmakers, challenging Pika's user base.
- Rapid user growth may strain Pika's infrastructure, risking service disruptions.
What makes Pika unique
- Pika offers a user-friendly platform for AI-driven video creation accessible to all.
- The Pika 2.0 update enhances user control with customizable characters, objects, and scenes.
- Pika integrates AI sound effects and lip sync, adding depth to video content creation.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -13%1 year growth
↑ 20%2 year growth
↑ 10%Pika, the Palo Alto-based startup that was one of the early leaders in creating lifelike AI video generation tools, has introduced its latest AI video generator model, Pika 2.0, in what it's calling a significant update that promises far more user control and customizability for the generated video clips.
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn Morehttps://bsky.app/profile/kenklippenstein.bsky.social/post/3ld7bremnos2z. Pika, the Palo Alto-based startup that was one of the early leaders in creating lifelike AI video generation tools, has introduced its latest AI video generator model, Pika 2.0, in what it’s calling a significant update that promises far more user control and customizability for the generated video clips.The announcement comes just weeks after the successful release of Pika 1.5, which saw widespread adoption and user engagement, positioning the company as a leader in the creative AI space, and days after OpenAI finally released its own AI generator, Sora — originally shown off 10 months ago — to the masses.Pika 2.0 boasts improved text alignment, making it easier than ever to translate detailed prompts into cohesive and imaginative video clips.It enhances motion rendering, delivering naturalistic movement and believable fantastical physics — areas where previous generative AI tools have struggled.The launch of Pika 2.0 underscores Pika’s commitment to making AI video creation accessible, affordable, and user-friendly. With its focus on individuals and small creators rather than professional studios, Pika distinguishes itself from competitors like OpenAI, which recently debuted its Hollywood-focused Sora model.Pika 2.0 builds on the success of its predecessor, introducing several standout features designed to empower users to create more dynamic and engaging videos. Central to the update is the new “Scene Ingredients” feature, which allows users to upload and customize individual elements like characters, objects, and settings.Credit: PikaAdvanced image recognition technology ensures these components are seamlessly integrated into scenes, giving creators much more granular control over their content.These updates aim to make the platform more versatile for users seeking to create playful, shareable videos for social media, as well as for brands looking to produce high-quality advertising content without the cost and complexity of traditional production.11 million users and countingPika’s appeal has already translated into impressive growth. Over five million users joined the platform in a single month following the release of Pika 1.5, bringing its total user base to over 11 million.Viral features like “Squish It,” “Melt It,” and “Explode It” have driven this surge, with videos generated on the platform amassing more than two billion views.Major brands including Balenciaga, Fenty, and Vogue have tapped into Pika’s tools to create creative social advertisements, further boosting the platform’s visibility
But it surely's been almost a 12 months since Pika launched its 1.0 text-to-video AI platform and since that point, many opponents have emerged and/or up to date their fashions to outclass Pika by way of realism and the results they're able to, chief amongst them, Runway which is on its Gen-3 Alpha Turbo mannequin and Luma AI which in August debuted its Dream Machine 1.5 AI video mannequin.
AI video start-up Pika raises $80M to compete with OpenAI, Google.
Pika, an AI video-generation start-up, raised $80 million in venture capital funding to compete with industry giants like OpenAI and Google. The company's tool allows users to create short videos based on text prompts. Despite challenges in the AI video space, Pika's founders are confident in their expertise and ability to compete.