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Senior Backend Software Engineer at Twelve Labs | San Francisco

Twelve LabsSan Francisco
On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

QualificationsProven experience in designing and building backend systems, particularly for video processing. Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, specifically AWS and GCP. Expertise in API design and optimization for high-performance applications. Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

About the job

Who We Are

At Twelve Labs, we are at the forefront of creating innovative multimodal foundation models capable of understanding videos as humans do. Our groundbreaking models have set new benchmarks in video-language modeling, enhancing our capabilities and fundamentally changing how we engage with and interpret diverse media formats.

Backed by an impressive $107 million in Seed and Series A funding, our organization enjoys support from prestigious venture capital firms including NVIDIA's NVentures, NEA, Radical Ventures, and Index Ventures, along with visionary leaders in AI such as Fei-Fei Li, Silvio Savarese, and Alexandr Wang. With our headquarters in San Francisco and a significant presence in Seoul, our global reach reflects our dedication to fostering innovation worldwide.

We celebrate the individual journeys of our team members, recognizing that our diverse cultural, educational, and life experiences enable us to continuously challenge the status quo. We seek passionate individuals who resonate with our mission and are eager to create a meaningful impact as we expand the horizons of technology to reshape the world. Join us in our quest to revolutionize video comprehension and multimodal AI.

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Twelve Labs, you will play a pivotal role in developing the server-side infrastructure that powers our new agentic application layer. You'll be an integral part of a small, high-impact team, taking ownership of the essential transition from prototype to a production-ready platform.

Travel Requirements: Up to 25% travel to Los Angeles is expected.

Candidates should be prepared to travel up to 10% annually for conferences, off-site meetings, and other business-related activities as required. This position may involve participating in on-site interviews and in-person onboarding processes.

Your Responsibilities

Backend Development

  • Design and implement backend services for video processing workflows, including ingestion, transcoding, 4K export, metadata extraction, and timeline operations.

  • Architect scalable and reliable systems to support enterprise-level video workloads using cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, GCP).

  • Develop and optimize APIs that power real-time and asynchronous frontend workflows, focusing on streaming data delivery and long-running job orchestration.

  • Ensure performance and reliability of distributed video processing pipelines, meeting low latency and high throughput requirements.

About Twelve Labs

Twelve Labs is a pioneering technology company dedicated to advancing multimodal AI and video understanding. With significant funding and a team of visionary leaders in the AI space, we are committed to global innovation and transforming the way we interact with media.

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