Technical Program Manager, Captions
AI Research
$140-200k
Offers Equity
Office located in Union Square, NY
AI-powered creative studio
Be an early applicant
AI-powered creative studio
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-200k
Offers Equity
Office located in Union Square, NY
21-100 employees
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
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management, software engineering, systems engineering, or hardware engineering, ideally managing projects for machine learning or AI research teams
- Strong understanding of machine learning concepts, model development processes, and ML research workflows
- Experience with the lifecycle of ML projects, including model training, validation, deployment, and iteration
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams in a research or technology-focused environment
- Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale research projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies
- Strong organizational skills with a history of delivering results on time and within scope
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Familiarity with tools and platforms for ML development (e.g., Weights and Biases, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Jupyter Notebooks, ML Ops)
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to changing priorities
What the job involves
- Machine Learning research is critical to Captions’ business and the products we build for our users. We are investing heavily in this team and maintain an extremely high bar for joining it
- We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to manage the complex projects across the team to ensure the delivery of its goals and objectives
- Oversee and manage complex machine learning (ML) projects across their entire lifecycle, from concept to deployment
- Collaborate closely with ML research teams, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to align objectives and ensure project success
- Facilitate communication and decision-making across teams to ensure research outcomes meet product and business needs
- Ensure projects adhere to established timelines, research milestones, and delivery deadlines in the ML research cadence
- Coordinate experiments, model training processes, and other ML-specific workflows to drive efficient research and development
- Monitor and report on the progress of research and development efforts, identifying and addressing bottlenecks
- Manage risk mitigation strategies for projects, particularly around model performance, scalability, and data issues
- Support the team in prioritizing tasks, balancing short-term and long-term goals, and adapting to evolving research needs
- Organize and lead meetings, presentations, and reviews to track project status and showcase key milestones
- Foster collaboration between ML researchers, data scientists, software engineers, and other teams involved in developing ML solutions
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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Insights
Some candidates hear
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
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Leadership
Gaurav Misra
(CEO)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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