Full-Time
Kapwing
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Kapwing
11-50 employees
Online platform for video and image editing
Compensation Overview
$180k - $225kAnnually
Senior
No H1B Sponsorship
San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid work culture with 3 onsite days each week; candidates must have work authorization in the United States.
You match the following Kapwing's candidate preferences
Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:
- 4-8 years of production-level software engineering experience
- Comfortable with React, Javascript, Typescript, Node, and Python
- Strong knowledge of best engineering practices and write maintainable scalable code
- Experience prototyping and building new products from scratch
- Can evaluate, configure, and incorporate new web technology.
- Experience with monitoring systems like Sentry, Papertrail, Heroku, etc
- Work authorization in the USA
- Design, build, and launch full-stack features (React, Node, Express, and Python)
- Test new features, monitor releases, and take calculated risks
- Work with product managers and QA and own product/feature rollout
- Investigate and prototype new technologies and build applications on top of ML-powered and generative AI APIs
- Create a culture of engineering excellence by refining our processes, documentation, and cross-functional systems
- Collaborate with, mentor, and teach other engineers
- Experience with video engineering (FFMPEG, machine vision, video players, ImageMagik, etc)
- Experience with Mongo, Github CI, A/B testing
- Bilingual or multilingual
Kapwing provides an online platform for creating and editing videos, GIFs, and images, catering to a wide range of users from students to professionals. The platform features tools like a video editor, meme maker, video resizer, GIF editor, and subtitle maker, all designed to be user-friendly and accessible. Users can collaborate in real time, sharing links to work together on projects, similar to Google Docs. Kapwing operates on a freemium model, offering basic tools for free while providing paid plans for additional features, storage, and support. This approach allows users to try the platform without cost and upgrade as needed. Kapwing's goal is to make digital content creation efficient and straightforward for everyone.
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$12.4M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2018
6 month growth
↓ -7%1 year growth
↓ -5%2 year growth
↓ -5%
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Growing demand for AI-driven video editing tools boosts Kapwing's market potential.
- Rising popularity of short-form videos increases demand for user-friendly editing tools.
- Expansion of remote work enhances need for accessible digital content creation tools.
What critics are saying
- Increased competition from AI-driven platforms like Runway threatens Kapwing's market share.
- AI integration may lead to ethical concerns and potential regulatory scrutiny.
- Freemium model risks if conversion from free to paid users is low.
What makes Kapwing unique
- Kapwing offers real-time collaboration similar to Google Docs for video editing.
- The platform integrates AI Personas, allowing video creation without recording.
- Kapwing's partnership with TikTok simplifies modern video creation.
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Free office lunch
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