Principal/Staff Software Engineer

The role

You will work on core enterprise platform systems to ensure they are secure, reliable, and scalable. You will contribute to a new suite of APIs and own projects that span multiple teams.

What you will do

• Work on core enterprise platform systems
• Contribute to a new suite of APIs for Avatar technology
• Break down complex, ambiguous problems into clear steps
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Evaluate work through system health and reliability metrics
• Consider long-term direction of the platform for future scale and regulatory needs
• Work closely with product, security, legal, and infrastructure partners

Required qualifications

• At least seven (7) years of experience as a software engineer
• Experience operating at a senior or staff level
• Experience building and operating systems at scale
• Strong expertise in development and system design
• Relevant engineering experience for teams building enterprise-grade systems
• Experience owning systems in production
• Ability to work across teams and functions
• Strong alignment with building reliable, scalable systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Science-related fields, or equivalent combination of education, experience and training

Nice to have

• Experience across the stack (Python, React & AWS)
• Previous experience leading projects or mentoring other engineers

Benefits

• 25 days of leave
• local holidays

Before you apply

• This is full-time employment only - no contractors possible - through our US entity

About the company

Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US.