Software Engineer, Captions

Backend

$170-220k

+ Equity

AWS
Kubernetes
GCP
Senior and Expert level
New York

More information about location

Office located in Union Square, New York City

Captions

AI-powered creative studio

Open for applications

Captions

AI-powered creative studio

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDigital MediaSaaS

Open for applications

$170-220k

+ Equity

AWS
Kubernetes
GCP
Senior and Expert level
New York

More information about location

Office located in Union Square, New York City

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDigital MediaSaaS

Company mission

To empower our customers, regardless of background or experience, with the ability to bring their vision to life in seconds.

Role

Who you are

  • Our team is in-person at our office in Union Square, New York City
  • 7+ years as a software engineer
  • Experience building distributed systems using GCP and AWS, NoSQL databases, PubSub, Kubernetes, or similar technologies
  • Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms and data structures)
  • Plus: Experience with GPU management, sharing, optimization at scale

What the job involves

  • Based in NYC, we are a team of ambitious, experienced, and devoted engineers, designers, and marketers. You'll be joining an early team where you'll have an outsized impact on both the product and company's culture
  • Build scalable architecture and products that shape the future of video software
  • Ensure high uptimes and performance, of all engineering systems in your area, for Captions' users
  • Collaborate with the broader team to conceptualize and ship incredible experiences directly to Captions' users

Our take

As AI integration grows in creative fields, concerns arise about the future of professions like writing and design. However, Captions has transformed these anxieties into opportunities by harnessing AI technology to streamline the creative workflow.

By automating tasks in music, graphic design, and video production, Captions allows users to generate compelling content directly from their mobile devices. With a focus on meeting the rising demand for captivating digital content, its subscription-based model covers key processes like captioning, editing, dubbing, and soundtracking.

Captions' innovative approach has garnered attention, securing funding from tech giants like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. This investment will grow the company's machine learning team and invest further into in-house research efforts and technical infrastructure.

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Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

61% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jul 2024

$60m

SERIES C

Jun 2023

$25m

SERIES B

Total funding: $85m

Company benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Anything you need to do your best work
  • We’ve done team off-sites to places like Paris, London, Park City, Los Angeles, and Nashville with more planned in the future

Company HQ

Civic Center, New York, NY

Leadership

Previously the Head of Design Engineering at Snap Inc, Senior Software Engineer at Localytics, Software Development Engineer at Microsoft, and Software Engineer at Lattice Engines.

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