Descript is building the next-generation AI-powered platform and web application for easy and fast creation of audio and video content. Building a revolutionary way to record, transcribe, edit, and mix audio and video on the web comes with a series of unique technical challenges and requires solving hard and complex problems. The company is looking for an experienced software engineer to build a best-in-class video editing and streaming platform to power the core editing and AI functionality of the app.
Requirements
- web-standard media APIs
- react components
- redux + sagas
- WebRTC
- MediaRecorder
- other real-time web media APIs
- Experience optimizing performance and quality for large, complex web applications
Responsibilities
- Frontend engineering with web-standard media APIs, react components, and redux + sagas
- Cross-browser support with a web maximalist strategy, supported by native-augmentation in Electron
Other
- Collaborate with designers and product managers to implement designs from Figma
- Plan, ticket, and estimate projects with multi-team stakeholders and collaboration
- Bias towards action on shipping value to customers
- Intrinsic focus on quality through self, automation, bug bash testing
- Energy for exploring what’s possible with prototypes and emerging standards
