Descript is hiring a
Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Descript's engineering team as a Software Engineer to build the next generation platform for easy and fast creation of audio and video content powered by cutting-edge AI. As a key member of the team, you will lead initiatives that impact the larger Engineering org and company, own building and shipping new features across all levels of the stack, and contribute to high-level architectural decisions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience in leading large scale projects involving complex architecture and scalable solutions
• Proficiency in modern technologies such as Typescript/Javascript/React/node.js/Go/Python
• Strong CS fundamentals and experience with web technologies (HTML/JS/CSS) and REST APIs
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Customer obsession - you care about providing a good user experience and ensure you fully understand user needs before diving into engineering solutions
• Good judgment in making tradeoffs to balance short-term needs with investing in long term foundation
• Self aware of strengths, and seeking to constantly learn and improve

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives that impact the larger Engineering org and company
• Own building and shipping new features across all levels of the stack (frontend and backend)
• Take shared ownership of the product process, and collaborate with product and design teams on crafting great user experiences
• Write high-quality testable code that's functional, long-term maintainable, and performant
• Provide mentorship, including to your more senior counterparts in your particular areas of expertise
• Contribute to high-level architectural decisions, and help to design scalable and efficient systems

Benefits

• Generous healthcare package
• Catered lunches
• Flexible vacation time