You will serve as the technical anchor for a high-impact creative production platform, bridging the gap between hands-on engineering and strategic architecture. By writing core code and mentoring senior engineers, you'll ensure the delivery of robust, scalable AI tools that revolutionize how visual media is edited, localized, and distributed globally.
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Principal Software Engineer at innovative AI-driven creative media startup
Are you a deeply technical leader looking to shape the future of creative media? This high-impact role in London offers the chance to be the technical anchor for a well-funded AI startup. You'll lead architecture and write core code for a platform that’s redefining how global content is produced and localized. Working alongside former tech-giant leaders, you'll mentor a talented team and drive innovation at the intersection of generative AI and professional storytelling. If you have deep expertise in TypeScript and Python and a passion for building complex products at scale, this is your chance to lead without the overhead of people management.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
Innovative AI-driven creative media startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Act as the primary technical lead for core product offerings, balancing daily feature delivery with long-term architectural planning.
- Partner with cross-functional science and product teams to integrate sophisticated AI models into production-ready software.
- Mentor and coach senior engineers to elevate technical standards, code quality, and deployment best practices across the organization.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Extensive experience architecting and launching complex, scalable software products within a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment.
- Deep technical proficiency in TypeScript and React, paired with strong backend expertise in an object-oriented language like Python.
- Proven ability to lead through influence, steering multi-team technical initiatives while maintaining a high individual coding output.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead the technical direction of a pioneering product that sits at the unique intersection of generative AI and global media production.
- Work within a high-caliber engineering culture led by industry veterans from major tech giants and top-tier gaming studios.
- Influence departmental standards and architecture while remaining deeply hands-on with cutting-edge technologies in a well-funded, growth-stage environment.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
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