As the hands-on technical anchor for the DeepEditor product, you’ll drive the architecture and strategy for AI-powered performance editing tools used by Hollywood studios. Reporting to a former Meta Engineering Director, you will write production code daily while mentoring a growing team of fifteen engineers and shipping industry-defining technology.
Staff Software Engineer at Flawless
Flawless is revolutionizing Hollywood with AI-powered cinematic tools, and they're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to anchor their DeepEditor product. Working alongside a team of fifteen engineers and reporting to an ex-Meta Director, you'll write production code daily and shape the architecture for tools used by major film studios. If you're excited by the intersection of AI and the creative industries and want to ship technology that was impossible five years ago, this hybrid London role is a unique opportunity to define the future of film production.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Flawless
Role overview
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 will do
- Write high-quality production code daily across the full DeepEditor stack using TypeScript, React, and Python to deliver sophisticated AI-powered features.
- Lead architectural decisions and set technical standards for the product engineering team, ensuring long-term scalability for short and long-form offerings.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with science, product, and creative teams to translate complex AI requirements into robust, shippable product features.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience operating at a Staff Engineer level or equivalent, with the ability to influence technical direction without formal management authority.
- Strong full-stack engineering skills, particularly with TypeScript/React and Python, with a track record of building maintainable, high-performance applications.
- A product-first mindset with experience shipping tools for creative industries and an ability to thrive in the fast-paced ambiguity of a growth-stage startup.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-growth AI startup building category-defining tools for major Hollywood studios, working on technology that didn’t exist five years ago.
- Work directly under world-class engineering leadership, reporting to a former Meta Director of Engineering and King Principal Engineer in a high-impact IC role.
- Shape the future of cinema by developing tools like TrueSync and DeepEditor that are fundamentally changing how films are localized and edited globally.
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