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Software Engineer, Agent

Descript is building an AI-powered audio and video editing platform that makes content creation fast and accessible. The Agent team is focused on agentic video editing — improving chat-based editing, agent capabilities, and scalable agent infrastructure — and seeks mid-to-senior Software Engineers who enjoy cross-functional collaboration and solving hard, production-grade ML and product engineering problems.

Skills

  • Proficient with TypeScript and React for frontend development
  • Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs
  • Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, databases
  • Experience with Postgres and Redis or similar datastores
  • Familiarity with production-grade engineering practices, testing, and monitoring

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement features for agent-driven video and audio editing (chat workflows, chat history, editing actions).
  • Experiment with and iterate on prompts, harnesses, tool designs, and context/token strategies to improve agent quality.
  • Build and scale agent infrastructure, monitoring, logging, and evaluation pipelines to support model-driven product features.
  • Collaborate with AI researchers, product, and design to ship high-quality user experiences and measure impact on retention.
  • Maintain backend and frontend systems, ensuring reliability and performance across services and APIs.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Comfortable demonstrating CS fundamentals through work experience or projects

Benefits

  • Generous healthcare package
  • 401(k) matching program
  • Equity opportunity
  • Flexible vacation and remote/hybrid work options
  • Catered lunches and periodic in-person collaboration opportunities
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Founded by Andrew Mason, Descript evolved from an internal tool at Detour into a premier platform for audio and video creation, boasting advanced editing features, prestigious backers, and use by major media outlets.

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BENEFITS & PERKS
Dental Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Vision Insurance
Paid Holidays
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SALARY RANGE
$174,000/yr - $286,000/yr
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full-time, hybrid
DATE POSTED
October 18, 2025
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