Senior Backend Engineer

Salary DKK 670,000 - DKK 900,000
Equity To be negotiated

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Few important things first: we pay very well (salary + stock options) + we try to be super quick and responsive in the hiring process.

Synthesia is the global leader in synthetic media. Our vision is to build the first fully programmable video generation platform and help everyone transform non-video content into video.

Synthesia is already working with some of the world’s biggest companies and celebrities such as David Beckham and Lionel Messi, BBC, EY, Facebook, McDonalds, Amazon and WPP.

Our Messi campaign collaboration also received a Cannes Lion Award in 2021 and we’ve raised more than $16M so far from names like Mark Cuban, First Mark Capital, Seedcamp and more.


About the Position

In this position you'll join our small and extremely talented product team that is building the future of programmable video. Our team is working on the core product, Synthesia STUDIO, the world’s leading AI video generation platform for businesses.

You'll have a chance to work on scaling our current, fast-growing product and shape some of the next products in our pipeline. This will be a dream job for you if you enjoy deep, uninterrupted work. Some of the projects our backend engineers work on include building out a custom video/audio rendering pipeline, implementing real time collaboration, optimizing video delivery/streaming, solving scaling problems, etc. Our tech stack is: Python, C++, React, node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS.

💡Important to know: We have a fast yet non-hacky development style. We work strictly with product managers who have a technical background. As a result, we do not overwhelm engineers with unrealistic expectations/requirements, and we can therefore move forward much faster. Read more about how we work in this Linkedin post.


Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience working as a software engineer (preferably in a SaaS startup)

  • Strong CS fundamentals and experience building and scaling distributed systems

  • Extensive experience with database technologies - in particular PostgreSQL and MongoDB

  • Extensive experience developing and operating services running on Linux and cloud infrastructure (we're on AWS)

  • Good level of spoken and written English.


Benefits

  • Salary range: 90,000-120,000€ / year

  • Stock Option Plan

  • Flexible Work From Home Policy

  • No crazy hours - we work efficiently during normal hours and try to eliminate wasteful meetings

  • Team Retreats


Why now is a really exciting time to join Synthesia?

  • Synthesia is the world’s leader in synthetic AI video generation working with some of the world’s biggest corporate and media brands

  • We have crazy user traction with our first self-service product for businesses in just a year since the unveiling

  • We have a very high NPS of 61 and growing

  • We are launching new super exciting products in 2021 and 2022

  • You can read our customer reviews on G2; currently ranked 4.8/5


🚀 We are still a very small team of 45 people. Join the rocketship while it's taking off.

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

New tech gear
New tech gear

Are you a true Tech Savvy? Macbook, trackpad, you name it, we get you covered.

Paid holiday
Paid holiday

Metropolitists, beach boys and mountaineers we salute you and pay you to go and explore the world.

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

Equity package
Equity package

Want to be a partner? Look no further.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

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Working at
Synthesia

In a nutshell: we're building a video production studio - in browser. Here's our story 👇 Synthesia is the global leader in synthetic media. Our vision is to build the first fully programmable video generation platform and help everyone transform non-video content into video. Synthesia is already working with some of the world’s biggest companies and celebrities such as David Beckham, BBC, EY, McDonalds and WPP. Our investors include some of the biggest names in the business: Marc Cuban, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Seedcamp, LDV Capital, MMC Capital and more.

Read more about Synthesia

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