Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

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Descript is on a mission to make audio and video content creation and editing fast, easy, and accessible to all. We are building a cutting-edge media editor with real-time collaboration, UX, and AI. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will own the reliability and performance of what is shipped to production, drive projects that help engineers understand and improve performance, availability, and quality, and own the core production infrastructure and building blocks relied upon by other engineers. You will work with engineering leadership to shape reliability as Descript grows. If you enjoy collaborating with leadership to build a product that users love, this may be the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical and business solutions that enable engineers to improve the quality and reliability of product features and systems.
• Drive improvements to the reliability of core infrastructure, including production clusters, networking, databases, and observability systems.
• Champion best practices during code reviews, technical designs, and launch plans.
• Own incident management and fire drill processes.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to set goals and prioritize production reliability.

Requirements

Nice to Have

Compensation

The base salary range for this role is $191K-$250K. Final offer amounts will consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, and location.

About Descript

Descript is building a simple, intuitive, fully-powered editing tool for video and audio — an editing tool built for the age of AI. We are a team of 150 with backing from leading investors. Descript is at a stage where each new employee has a measurable influence on the direction of the company.

Benefits and Workplace

Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We hire for a mix of remote and hybrid roles. For remote roles, we periodically offer in-person collaboration opportunities; for hybrid roles, we are flexible about in-office presence.

Equal Opportunity

Descript is an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to help our employees, products, and community thrive.

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