Machine Learning Engineer
Hang- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Salary: $170K - $230K Employment Type: Full-Time Location: New York City, NY (Union Square HQ - In-person required)
Captions is the leading video AI company, building the future of video creation. We are seeking a talented Machine Learning Engineer to partner closely with our Researchers and bring large-scale multimodal video diffusion models into production. This role involves optimizing and deploying cutting-edge generative models (tens to hundreds of billions of parameters) to achieve low-latency, high-throughput inference at scale. You will work on advanced AI technologies including audio-video generation, diffusion architectures, and temporal modeling, impacting millions of creators globally.
Captions is a rapidly growing team of ambitious, experienced, and devoted engineers, researchers, designers, marketers, and operators based in NYC. We are on a mission to serve the next billion video creators. As an early team member, you will have an outsized impact on our product and company culture.
We are backed by top-tier investors and entrepreneurs, including: Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more.
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Please note that all roles require in-person presence at our NYC HQ. We do not work with third-party recruiting agencies; please do not contact us.
Video captioning and translation services
Captions.ai enhances video content by providing captioning and translation services tailored for content creators, social media influencers, marketing agencies, and businesses. Their main offerings include automatic subtitle generation, translation into 28 languages, and video compression to improve performance. These tools simplify the video production process, allowing users to produce professional-quality videos with ease. Unlike many competitors, Captions.ai uses a freemium model, offering basic services for free while charging for advanced features, which helps attract a large user base and convert free users into paying customers. The company's goal is to make high-quality video content accessible to a wider audience, and recent funding will support their growth and product development.