Mirage
Mirage is the leading AI short-form video company. Were building full-stack foundation models and products that redefine video creation, production and editing. Over 20 million creators and businesses use Mirages products to reach their full creative and commercial potential.
We are a rapidly growing team of ambitious, experienced, and devoted engineers, researchers, designers, marketers, and operators based in NYC. As an early member of our team, youll have an opportunity to have an outsized impact on our products and our company's culture.
Our Products
Captions Mirage Studio Our Technology
AI Research @ Mirage Mirage Model Announcement Seeing Voices (white-paper) Press Coverage
TechCrunch Lennys Podcast Forbes AI 50 Fast Company Our Investors
Were very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including
Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz , Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more. Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square) We do not work with third-party recruiting agencies, please do not contact us About the Role
As a member of our Backend Team, you will play a critical role in architecting, building, and evolving the foundational infrastructure that supports our global user base. Youll be involved in high-impact engineering projectsdesigning and operating large-scale, fault-tolerant systems that serve millions of users in real-time. This role is less about configuring or making small tweaks to existing systems, and more creating and optimizing the core services and platforms our products run on, ensuring the entire organization can innovate quickly and reliably. This person will have an opportunity to help creators around the world tell their stories with audio, video, and beyond. Key Responsibilities
Solve Complex Technical Challenges:
You will design, implement, and optimize large-scale distributed systems capable of handling enormous throughput and concurrency.
Drive Product Infrastructure Forward:
Youll collaborate closely with product teams to make sure our platform is not just operationally sound, but also enables rapid feature development and deployment across multiple surfaces (mobile, web, and beyond).
Shape Next-Generation Video and AI Platforms:
Youll have visibility into our advanced video processing workflows and AI research efforts, contributing to the core building blocks that make these cutting-edge initiatives possible.
Influence Technical Direction:
Youll bring new ideas and approaches to the table, stay ahead of industry trends, and help guide our platform roadmap and best practices.
Drive Platform Improvements:
Continuously refine our existing platform, identify new technologies or methodologies that can enhance our infrastructure, and guide their adoption within the organization.
Collaborate Across Teams:
Partner with cross-functional teams (product, web, mobile, ML research) to address scale, performance, and security challenges.
Requirements
8+ years of industry experience
designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a production environment.
Strong computer science fundamentals
(data structures, algorithms, concurrency, etc.) and proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Java, Rust).
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructures
(GCP, AWS, Azure, or others) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
Excellent problem-solving skills
with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
401K with employer match
Commuter Benefits
Catered lunch multiple days per week
Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!
Doordash DashPass subscription
Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)
Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month
Generous PTO policy
Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Please note benefits apply to full time employees only. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Captions Mirage Studio Our Technology
AI Research @ Mirage Mirage Model Announcement Seeing Voices (white-paper) Press Coverage
TechCrunch Lennys Podcast Forbes AI 50 Fast Company Our Investors
Were very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including
Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz , Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more. Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square) We do not work with third-party recruiting agencies, please do not contact us About the Role
As a member of our Backend Team, you will play a critical role in architecting, building, and evolving the foundational infrastructure that supports our global user base. Youll be involved in high-impact engineering projectsdesigning and operating large-scale, fault-tolerant systems that serve millions of users in real-time. This role is less about configuring or making small tweaks to existing systems, and more creating and optimizing the core services and platforms our products run on, ensuring the entire organization can innovate quickly and reliably. This person will have an opportunity to help creators around the world tell their stories with audio, video, and beyond. Key Responsibilities
Solve Complex Technical Challenges:
You will design, implement, and optimize large-scale distributed systems capable of handling enormous throughput and concurrency.
Drive Product Infrastructure Forward:
Youll collaborate closely with product teams to make sure our platform is not just operationally sound, but also enables rapid feature development and deployment across multiple surfaces (mobile, web, and beyond).
Shape Next-Generation Video and AI Platforms:
Youll have visibility into our advanced video processing workflows and AI research efforts, contributing to the core building blocks that make these cutting-edge initiatives possible.
Influence Technical Direction:
Youll bring new ideas and approaches to the table, stay ahead of industry trends, and help guide our platform roadmap and best practices.
Drive Platform Improvements:
Continuously refine our existing platform, identify new technologies or methodologies that can enhance our infrastructure, and guide their adoption within the organization.
Collaborate Across Teams:
Partner with cross-functional teams (product, web, mobile, ML research) to address scale, performance, and security challenges.
Requirements
8+ years of industry experience
designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a production environment.
Strong computer science fundamentals
(data structures, algorithms, concurrency, etc.) and proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Java, Rust).
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructures
(GCP, AWS, Azure, or others) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
Excellent problem-solving skills
with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
401K with employer match
Commuter Benefits
Catered lunch multiple days per week
Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!
Doordash DashPass subscription
Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)
Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month
Generous PTO policy
Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Please note benefits apply to full time employees only. #J-18808-Ljbffr