Character.AI is seeking a Software Engineer, Growth to join their team in Redwood City, CA. The role involves building user-facing features that drive growth and engagement through innovative AI technology.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer, Growth, you will be responsible for developing fast, intuitive, and visually polished user-facing features that enhance user acquisition, activation, and retention. You will design and run growth experiments, collaborate with design and product teams, and maintain high standards for code quality and performance across platforms. Additionally, you will help evolve the team's experimentation platform to improve iteration velocity.
About You
Required:
Experience as a Front-End or Full-Stack Software Engineer, ideally in consumer product environments.
Deep understanding of Typescript, CSS, React, React Native, HTML, and modern front end design patterns and best practices.
Comfortable working across the stack and contributing to backend services, especially in Python or Golang.
Demonstrated experience shipping user-facing features that drove measurable growth or engagement.
Analytical mindset with experience working alongside data teams using metrics and experimentation to inform decisions.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced development environment and deliver timely results.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines.
Preferred:
Background in mobile-first or AI-powered consumer products.
Prior exposure to zero-to-one product development or startup environments.
Interest in user psychology, onboarding, and viral loops.
Character.AI
Character is one of the world's leading personal AI platforms. Founded in 2021 by AI pioneers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, Character is a full-stack AI company with a globally scaled direct-to-consumer platform.
Company Size: 51-200 employeesSoftware Development