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Within just 18 months of launching, the platform has attracted over 10 million users globally. Backed by $50M in Series A funding from top-tier investors, they are headquartered in Palo Alto and operate with a distributed team across the U.S. and China. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI tools, support global growth, and contribute to a product with deep creator adoption.\nOur client is building an AI-powered \"story to video\" engine-a core component of their long-term vision. They are urgently hiring multiple senior full stack engineers (L5) to help meet an August beta launch deadline for this initiative. 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