Software Engineer, Web (3+ years of experience)

4 Months ago • 3 Years + • Frontend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Captions seeks a Software Engineer (Web) with 3+ years of experience to deliver high-performance user experiences for its video software. Collaborating with designers and the broader team, the successful candidate will conceptualize and ship impactful experiences. Responsibilities include staying updated on web technologies, improving development processes, managing product processes from requirements to maintenance, and contributing to project planning. The role requires expertise in frontend and server-side frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, ExpressJS, etc.) and a strong product sense. The company offers a vibrant NYC office environment and a generous benefits package.
Must have:
  • 3+ years web development experience
  • Frontend & backend framework fluency
  • High-performance UI design
  • Product sense & collaboration skills
  • Manage product process, from requirements to maintenance
Good to have:
  • WebGL, WASM, Electron experience
Perks:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401K with employer match
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Catered lunch
  • Dinner stipend
  • Doordash DashPass
  • Health & Wellness Perks
  • Team offsites and events
  • Generous PTO and flexible WFH days

Job Details

Captions is the leading video AI company, building the future of video creation. Over 10 million creators and businesses have used Captions to create videos for social media, marketing, sales, and more. We're on a mission to serve the next billion.

We are a rapidly growing team of ambitious, experienced, and devoted engineers, researchers, designers, marketers, and operators based in NYC. You'll join an early team and have an outsized impact on the product and the company's culture.

We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures (Series C lead), Kleiner Perkins (Series B lead), Sequoia Capital (Series A and Seed co-lead), Andreessen Horowitz (Series A and Seed co-lead), Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more.

Check out our latest financing milestone and some other coverage:

The Information: 50 Most Promising Startups

Fast Company: Next Big Things in Tech

The New York Times: When A.I. Bridged a Language Gap, They Fell in Love

Business Insider: 34 most promising AI startups

Time: The Best Inventions of 2024

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

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver stunning, high-performance user experiences that shape the future of video software

  • Collaborate with Product Designers and the broader team to conceptualize and ship incredible experiences directly to Captions' users

  • Stay up-to-date with the latest web technologies and best practices, and apply them to improve the development process and drive innovation

  • Manage the overall product process with the broader team, from requirements gathering and design to implementation and maintenance, and contribute to the development of project plans and schedules

Requirements:

  • Multi-disciplinary engineer with strong product sense and technical expertise, equally driven by customer focus and engineering excellence

  • 3+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on designing and developing user-interfaces for highly scalable web applications

  • Demonstrated fluency with a mainstream frontend and server-side framework (React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, ExpressJS, etc)

Bonus Points:

  • Experience or the ability/ appetite to learn WebGL, WASM, Electron

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

  • 401K with employer match

  • Commuter Benefits

  • Catered lunch multiple days per week

  • Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!

  • Doordash DashPass subscription

  • Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)

  • Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month

  • Generous PTO policy and flexible WFH days

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.

Compensation Range: $140K - $175K

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