Full-Time

Staff Software Engineer

Fullstack

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Descript

Descript

51-200 employees

Video and podcast editing platform with AI

Consumer Software
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$160k - $230kAnnually

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Remote in USA

Role can be remote in the US or based in the SF Bay Area.

Category
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
JavaScript
React.js
Node.js
TypeScript
Go
REST APIs
HTML/CSS
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, as well as 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

Descript provides a platform for video and podcast editing that simplifies the editing process to resemble document editing. Users can edit their multimedia content by modifying transcribed text, making it accessible for both individual creators and businesses. The platform operates on a freemium model, allowing users to access basic features for free while offering premium subscriptions for advanced tools like multitrack audio editing, screen recording, and AI-driven features such as voice cloning and background noise removal. Descript stands out from competitors by integrating artificial intelligence to enhance content quality and streamline production, aiming to make digital content creation easier and more efficient for everyone.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$97.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for AI-driven content creation tools boosts Descript's market potential.
  • Integration with SquadCast enhances Descript's comprehensive content creation solutions.
  • Partnership with Podbean expands Descript's market reach and user experience.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from Adobe's AI-powered tools threatens Descript's market share.
  • Integration challenges with SquadCast may disrupt services and affect user experience.
  • User privacy concerns over AI features could lead to reputational and legal challenges.

What makes Descript unique

  • Descript offers AI-powered transcription and editing, simplifying content creation processes.
  • The platform's user-friendly interface allows editing multimedia content like editing a document.
  • Descript's freemium model attracts users by offering basic services with premium upgrades.

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Benefits

Healthcare package

Catered lunches

Unlimited vacation time

Remote work option