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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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Job Overview

Captions, an AI-powered creative studio, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join our dynamic team in New York City. As a backend engineer, you will play a crucial role in building scalable architecture and products that shape the future of video software. You will ensure high uptimes and performance of all engineering systems in your area, directly impacting Captions' users.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience as a backend engineer.
  • Experience building distributed systems using GCP and AWS, NoSQL databases, PubSub, Kubernetes, or similar technologies.
  • Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms and data structures.
  • Plus: Experience with GPU management, sharing, and optimization at scale.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401K with employer match.
  • Anything you need to do your best work.
  • Team off-sites to places like Paris, London, Park City, Los Angeles, Upstate NY, and Nashville, with more planned in the future.

About Captions

Captions is the AI-powered creative studio. Millions of creators around the world have used Captions to make their video content stand out from the pack, and we're on a mission to empower the next billion. 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.

We’re very fortunate to have some of the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and more.

Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square).

Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Please note benefits apply to full-time employees only.

Benefits
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  • 401(k)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401K with employer match
  • Team off-sites to various locations

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