Software Engineer at Captions

New York, New York, United States

Captions Logo
$200,000 – $300,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, Video Technology, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Track record of shipping high-impact systems and/or products in production
  • Exceptional problem solving fundamentals and ability to learn
  • Excellent engineering taste combined with a strong sense of practicality and time-management
  • Able to operate effectively in an extremely fast-paced environment as well as scope and deliver projects end-to-end
  • Operated at senior or staff+ scope (no hierarchical titles used internally)
  • In-person at NYC HQ (Union Square)

Responsibilities

  • Ship end-to-end product surfaces for creative and commercial workflows (Product Engineering)
  • Understand the capabilities and limitations of SOTA AI models and how to best leverage them in products
  • Instrument, A/B, and iterate rapidly with production data
  • Talk to users
  • Design and operate core platform (3rd party providers, storage, billing, observability, security, API) (Platform and Infrastructure)
  • Set technical direction for various product and platform features
  • Improve developer experience so the whole team ships faster
  • Build tools and integrations for non-engineering teams
  • Bridge research to production across all modalities (video, audio, image, text) (Applied AI)
  • Build tools for the research team: evals, dataset curation
  • Blend research models with external models to prototype new product experiences

Skills

Full-Stack Development
AI Models
Machine Learning
A/B Testing
Infrastructure
Product Engineering

Captions

Video captioning and translation services

About Captions

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.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$82.7MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Commuter Benefits
Wellness Program
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Hours

Risks

Increased competition from startups like Beeble AI could challenge Captions' market position.
Integration challenges from AlpacaML acquisition may delay product enhancements.
Rapid expansion may stretch resources, potentially affecting service quality.

Differentiation

Captions offers AI-powered video editing with automatic subtitle generation and language dubbing.
The platform supports video compression for optimized performance and accessibility.
Captions uses a freemium model to attract a wide user base and convert to paid plans.

Upsides

Captions secured $60 million in Series C funding, indicating strong investor confidence.
The acquisition of AlpacaML enhances Captions' creative tools with AI rendering capabilities.
Expansion to web and desktop platforms increases accessibility and user engagement.

Land your dream remote job 3x faster with AI