Software Engineer, Back End Leaning (Tech Lead Level)

Synthesia

3d•$100•Remote

About The Position

You will work end-to-end, contributing to our client application written in React and our monolithic backend written in Python, and managing the safe release of your features to our customer base. You will have sole ownership of projects that span months, requiring you to have the ability to break a problem down into small steps that can be delivered and validated iteratively. You will work directly with the product manager responsible for your project, meaning that you will be expected to ideate and focus on the commercial problem that you're solving, and you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of the product. You will evaluate your own work, leveraging our data pipeline and frameworks that we have established to understand the impact your features have on our commercial objectives and pivoting where necessary. You will consider the long-term direction of the team, making sure that we are developing the engineering capabilities that will allow us to stay ahead of the challenges we are likely to encounter in 6-12 months' time.

Requirements

At least seven (7) years of experience as a software engineer.
At least 3 years of experience at the senior/lead level.
Experience in a high-performing engineering team operating at scale (scale-up or established organization with strong engineering culture).
Ability to work across the stack with deep knowledge on server side and all things back end related.
Experience building and shipping an enterprise-grade SaaS product delivering AI-powered video generation (e.g., billing systems, experimentation platforms, video delivery systems, online editors, real-time collaboration).
Strong alignment with commercial success.

Nice To Haves

Backend-only experience is acceptable if willing to occasionally help with Frontend.
Previous leadership experience of smaller teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

Work end-to-end on client application (React) and monolithic backend (Python).
Manage the safe release of features to customers.
Take sole ownership of projects spanning months.
Break down problems into small, deliverable, and validated steps.
Ideate and focus on the commercial problem being solved in collaboration with the product manager.
Shape the direction of the product.
Evaluate own work using data pipeline and frameworks to understand commercial impact.
Pivot where necessary based on data analysis.
Consider the long-term direction of the team and develop engineering capabilities for future challenges.