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Staff Software Engineer at Flawless

Are you a Staff-level engineer ready to build the future of cinema? Join a London-based AI powerhouse developing groundbreaking performance-editing tools used by major Hollywood studios. Reporting to an ex-Meta Director of Engineering, you will serve as the hands-on technical anchor for a product engineering team of 15. You'll spend your days writing high-quality TypeScript and Python code while shaping the architecture for technology that didn't exist five years ago. This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of generative AI and professional filmmaking at a high-growth scale-up.

About this role

Role overview

As the most senior individual contributor on the product engineering team, you will serve as the technical anchor for an AI-powered editing platform used by major Hollywood studios. You will balance daily high-quality coding with architectural leadership, setting technical standards across the stack to deliver breakthrough tools for the creative industry.

About the company

SoftwareLondon, United KingdomSeed (VC-backed)

Flawless AI is a London-based technology company specializing in artificial intelligence tools for filmmakers and content owners. Its core solution, TrueSync, uses generative AI to translate and localize film and TV content into any language, maintaining perfect lip-sync and photorealism so that performers' original nuances are preserved. The company aims to enable seamless global distribution of visual content without artistic compromise. Flawless AI also offers DeepEditor, a performance and dialogue editing tool for precise content refinement without reshoots, focusing on ethical, studio-grade security and artist-first innovation. Their mission centers on elevating storytelling, creative integrity, and making films more globally viable through responsible AI-powered editing and VFX tools.

Backed by AWS Generative AI Accelerator.

What you'll do

What you will do

  • Write production-ready code across the full stack using TypeScript, React, and Python to ship complex product features.
  • Architect and set technical standards for the DeepEditor product suite, ensuring scalability and maintainability for long-form film projects.
  • Partner directly with AI scientists and creative directors to translate complex machine learning requirements into intuitive software products.

Who you are

Who this is a fit for

  • Proven experience at a Staff Software Engineer level or equivalent, demonstrating technical influence without formal authority over a team of 15+ engineers.
  • Strong full-stack proficiency with deep expertise in TypeScript/React for frontends and Python for backend/AI-adjacent services.
  • A product-first mindset with a history of shipping high-impact tools in fast-paced startup environments where requirements evolve rapidly.

Why this role

Why this role is remarkable

  • Impact the global film industry by building AI tools that redefine performance localization and dialogue editing for major studios.
  • Join a high-growth scale-up (~80 people) led by an ex-Meta and ex-King engineering leadership team with deep technical pedigree.
  • Own the technical strategy for a cutting-edge product at the intersection of generative AI and professional cinematography without the overhead of people management.

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