Software Engineer, Backend

Captions is the AI-powered creative studio empowering millions of creators worldwide to make their video content stand out. 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.

As a Backend Software Engineer at Captions, you will:

• 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 (algorithms and data structures).
• Ability to work in-person at our office in Union Square, New York City.
• Plus: Experience with GPU management, sharing, optimization at scale.

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, 401K with employer match, and provide anything you need to do your best work. We've done team off-sites to places like Paris, London, Park City, Los Angeles, Upstate NY, and Nashville with more planned in the future.

Captions is backed by top investors including Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and has been featured on the TODAY show and in the New York Times. Join us in empowering the next billion creators!