Software Engineer, Descript
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$191-250k
Collaborative audio and video editor
Open for applications
Collaborative audio and video editor
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$191-250k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make video a staple of every communicator's toolkit, alongside docs and slides.
Role
Who you are
- Bias towards action on shipping value to customers
- Intrinsic focus on quality through self, automation, bug bash testing
- Energy for exploring what’s possible with prototypes and emerging standards
- Technical fearlessness to ship big complex projects used by lots of customers
Desirable
- AV nerds, former DJs, or some experience with digital media
- Familiarity with WebRTC, MediaRecorder, or other real-time web media APIs
- Experience optimizing performance and quality for large, complex web applications
- Contributions to open source or personal projects in the audio/video or creative tools space
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced software engineer to build a best-in-class video editing and streaming platform to power the core editing and AI functionality of the app
- Collaborate with designers and product managers to implement designs from Figma
- Frontend engineering with web-standard media APIs, react components, and redux + sagas
- Cross-browser support with a web maximalist strategy, supported by native-augmentation in Electron
- Plan, ticket, and estimate projects with multi-team stakeholders and collaboration
- As such, we have a unified job title for our engineering roles where everyone, including those with Staff-level scope, is considered a Software Engineer
- While titles may not change, we are actively seeking Software Engineers with senior-or-higher-equivalent experience to join our team
Our take
Descript offers podcasters, YouTubers and other content creators a series of modern tools for editing and transcribing audio and video files. It stands out from more traditional editing platforms by using modern tools like natural language processing and AI generated transcriptions.
One of its most newsworthy features is its transcription to audio editing software. Users can edit the AI generated transcription in text format, which is then reflected in the audio itself, and in the speaker's “natural" voice. Founded by Groupon founder and former CEO Andrew Mason in 2017, the company has experienced fast growth, and has already been used across the industry by outlets like the BBC, NPR, VICE, The Washington Post and The New York Times.
The company’s early success and future potential have been underlined in the form of substantial funding. The podcasting industry alone (which encompasses both video and audio) accounted for $22 billion. Descript, which continues to add intelligent and quality-shifting features, is well-positioned to capture this lucrative and growing market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Jan 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- Generous healthcare package
- Unlimited vacation time
- Catered lunches
- Whether you love WFH or can’t wait to get back to being in person, we're interested in offering an environment that works for you
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Andrew Mason
(CEO)Studied at Northwestern University before founding Groupon in 2008. Was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of Detour.com.
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