Software Engineer, Product: TypeScript & React (Remote US)

Descript makes an AI-powered video and audio editor. As a product engineer you own features from idea to shipped, measured result, on one of its teams: the Editor, Growth and Monetization, Media, the Underlord AI co-editor, or Identity and Access.

Key responsibilities

• Own product areas end to end: definition, design, build, launch, measurement and upkeep
• Work with Product and Design on better interactions and the right metrics
• Build full-stack features with TypeScript, React, Node.js and Temporal
• Instrument your work, release in small steps and read the results honestly
• Review code, mentor teammates and give architectural direction

Requirements

• 5+ years building and shipping customer-facing products
• Owned features or experiments end to end and measured their impact with analytics
• Uses AI agents in daily work and thinks critically about them
• Checks work with reproductions, logs and tests rather than trusting output

Nice to have

• Experience with an editor, media product, creative tool or payments system
• TypeScript, React, Redux, Node.js, SQL and Temporal workflows
• Building AI agents or working with media-generation models

Remote details

• Remote role in the United States; Descript hires for remote and hybrid roles
• Remote staff meet in person a few times a year

Salary and benefits

Base salary $200,000 to $275,000 a year, plus equity. Benefits include healthcare, 401(k) matching and flexible vacation.

How to apply

Descript promises a human review for any application that includes a share link to a video made in Descript. Apply on the company's own site.