Cantina, founded by Sean Parker, is a new social platform with the most advanced AI character creator. Build, share, and interact with AI bots and your friends directly in the Cantina or across the internet.

Cantina bots are lifelike, social creatures, capable of interacting wherever humans go on the internet. Recreate yourself using powerful AI, imagine someone new, or choose from thousands of existing characters. Bots are a new media type that offer a way for creators to share infinitely scalable and personalized content experiences combined with seamless group chat across voice, video, and text.

If you're excited about the potential AI has to shape human creativity and social interactions, join us in building the future!

About the role

Join us at the forefront of AI innovation as a Senior Product Manager, where you'll shape the future of social media interaction through our hyper-realistic AI bots. 

As our Product Manager for Variant Systems, you'll lead the development of sophisticated tools that enable rapid iteration and quality improvement of our AI features across the platform. You'll architect and oversee our variant management system, enabling teams to rapidly experiment with and optimize AI features while maintaining high quality standards. This role sits at the intersection of product innovation and technical infrastructure, requiring both strategic vision and detailed execution.

A bit about the work:

• Design and implement variant management systems that enable code-free configuration of AI features across the platform

• Create workflows and tools that empower teams to independently iterate on AI configurations while maintaining quality control

• Develop frameworks for capturing and sharing learnings across teams to accelerate platform-wide improvements

• Build robust testing infrastructure that supports seamless progression from unit testing to live user testing

• Establish metrics and monitoring systems to track variant performance and user impact

• Partner with engineering, machine learning, and product teams to integrate variant management into their development workflows

A bit about you:

• 8+ years of deep consumer product management experience with at least 3 years focusing on technical infrastructure or developer tools

• Strong track record of building and scaling internal tools that support rapid product iteration

• Experience with A/B testing, feature flagging systems, or similar experimental infrastructure

• Technical background with understanding of ML/AI systems and their practical applications

• Proven ability to balance technical complexity with user experience in product decisions

• Experience with data analysis and experimental design

• Background in building products with AI components (LLMs, computer vision, speech) is highly desired

Pay Equity: 

In compliance with Pay Transparency Laws, the base salary range for this role is between $200,000-250,000 for those located in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and Seattle, WA. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

Benefits Summary:

• Health Care —  99% of premiums for medical, vision, dental are fully paid for by Cantina, plus One Medical membership.

• Monthly Stipend — $500/month to use on whatever you’d like! 

• Rest and Recharge — 15 PTO days per year, 9 sick days, 13 paid company holidays, and offices closed for winter break (Christmas Eve to New Years Day)! 

• 401(K) — Eligible to participate on day one of employment.

• Parental Leave & Fertility Support 

• Competitive Salary & Equity 

• Lunch and snacks provided for in-office employees. 

• WFH equipment provided for full-time hybrid/remote employees.