Software Engineer, FireCut

$72k

+ $12k-$24K profit sharing

HTML

JavaScript

Python

jQuery

Node.js

Tailwind CSS

Mid and Senior level

Remote from Europe, UK

AI Video Editing Tool

Job no longer available

AI Video Editing Tool

1-20 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceVideo

Job no longer available

$72k

+ $12k-$24K profit sharing

HTML

JavaScript

Python

jQuery

Node.js

Tailwind CSS

Mid and Senior level

Remote from Europe, UK

1-20 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceVideo

Company mission

To help people speed up their video editing workflow with AI.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You are looking for that once-in-a-career opportunity where you can go from idea to shipped feature that’s in users’ hands in DAYS
You like to do programming projects in your spare time
When working in a team, you take ownership of your work ( = you view yourself as the ultimate accountable person for your work, if something breaks on a weekend and your users are stranded you genuinely want to fix it ASAP)
You are comfortable with HTML, TailwindCSS, Javascript/jQuery, Node.js

Desirable

You are comfortable in using server technologies such as Python/Django, Linux, Nginx, PostgreSQL
You have experience with basic video editing, enough to understand the main concepts such as timeline, player, audio/video tracks, rendering

What the job involves

Building something amazing which genuinely changes our users' day-to-day job for the better
Feature development — working closely with the Founder to develop new features in the FireCut plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro
Bug fixing — owning the bug fixing process end-to-end, which will involve reading customer feedback, recreating bugs and finding the root cause, fixing bugs in the code, etc.
User communication — responding to user feedback and requests

Application process

1. Apply on Welcome to the Jungle, CLEARLY stating your level of comfort with TailwindCSS and Javascript
2. First round (30 min)
3. Technical interview (2 hours)
4. Final interview (1 hour)

Our take

Editing video content can be a lengthy and tiresome process, taking up time that creators could spend generating new ideas. FireCut is a video editing tool powered by AI, with a range of capabilities including automated silence cutting, captioning and AI chapter detection, that reduces editing time and enables creators to focus on being creative.

Originally created and used in-house by YouTuber Ali Abdaal and his team, the software is already tried and tested. By delivering value to the ever-expanding video content creator community, there is a wealth of opportunity ahead for FireCut and it will surely be one to watch.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Company benefits

Remote opportunities
Profit-sharing

Company HQ

Westminster, London, UK

Leadership

Ali Abdaal

(YouTuber)

Ali and their team developed FireCut as an in-house tool to edit their videos. As well as being a YouTuber, they are an ex-Doctor who got their medical degree from Cambridge University and author of the book "Feel-Good Productivity

Suhail Idrees

(Developer)

Suhail developed FireCut working with editors in Ali Abdaal's team to help edit videos in-house. Suhail is an ex-MBB consultant who previously studied at Cambridge University.

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