Software Engineer - Fullstack

The job overview for this role is to contribute to the development of a next-generation platform that enables easy and fast creation of audio and video content using cutting-edge AI technology. The focus will be on building best-in-class audio and video recording technology, designing new tools for video editing, reducing latency for multi-user collaboration, improving app performance, and architecting a scalable backend infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have strong software development experience, proficiency in programming languages and frontend frameworks, and a strong understanding of web technologies. Experience with creative tools and single-page web applications is a plus.

• Build best-in-class audio & video recording technology for web, desktop, and mobile
• Design and develop new tools for video editing
• Reduce latency of multi-user collaboration
• Migrate systems relying on native/Desktop integrations to make Descript a web-first app
• Improve app performance during editing
• Architect a scalable backend infrastructure for uploading, processing, and storing large media files
• Build and maintain standards for interoperability with 3rd party tools
• Own building and shipping new features across frontend and backend
• Collaborate with product and design teams to create great user experiences
• Write high-quality, testable, and performant code
• Have 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and frontend frameworks, especially Typescript/Javascript/React
• Strong CS fundamentals and experience with web technologies and REST APIs
• Constantly seek self-improvement and learning
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Nice to have experience building creative tools and optimizing single-page web applications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and frontend frameworks, especially Typescript/Javascript/React
• Strong CS fundamentals and experience with web technologies (HTML/JS/CSS) and REST APIs
• Self aware of strengths and seeking to constantly learn and improve
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Experience building creative tools (nice to have)
• Experience building and optimizing single-page web applications (nice to have)

• Generous healthcare package
• Catered lunches
• Flexible vacation time
• Remote work options between PT and ET time zones
• Equal opportunity workplace
• Flat organizational structure
• Opportunity to influence the direction of the company
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technology
• Opportunity to solve hard and complex problems
• Opportunity to build and optimize single-page web applications
• Opportunity to collaborate with product and design teams
• Opportunity to write high-quality testable code
• Opportunity to work with a team of 125 with proven CEO and backing of world-class investors