Software Engineer, Early Career

Mirage is an AI-native video platform that intelligently orchestrates production and editing through natural language. Our models leverage contextual awareness to execute the same creative decisions a professional editor would — dramatically improving productivity for experienced teams, while making video creation accessible to anyone.We’re an interdisciplinary team addressing some of the most difficult technical and creative challenges in generative media. As an early member of our team, you’ll tackle foundational problems that remain largely unsolved across the industry, driving an outsized impact on the future of creative expression.More About UsProduct (Captions by Mirage)Research (Seeing Voices, technical-white-paper)Updates (Mirage on X / twitter)TechCrunch, Forbes AI 50, Fast Company (press)Our InvestorsWe’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, 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) Note to applicants: We review every application carefully. Please apply through the official posting only and refrain from reaching out to employees directly, as it won’t impact your candidacy.About The RoleWe’re hiring exceptional new grad engineers to join Mirage across product engineering, backend / platform engineering, and applied AI teams. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with a small, highly collaborative team that’s building at the frontier of generative media and agentic systems.We prioritize hiring uniquely talented, entrepreneurial, and high-agency engineers first—because engineering at Mirage isn’t narrowly defined. We work across different archetypes, and most of us span more than one, giving you the opportunity to explore and choose your path from the following areas:Backend / Platform EngineeringDesign and build the systems, APIs, and infrastructure that power our productsSolve challenges in distributed systems, scaling, and performanceIntegrate and operate large AI models in productionBuild core platform pieces: storage, billing, observability, securityProduct Engineering (iOS or Web Product)Ship end-to-end product experiences for creative workflowsBuild highly polished, performant user interfaces (web or native mobile)Push the boundaries of video, graphics, and AI-powered creation toolsInstrument, A/B test, and iterate quickly with real user dataApplied AI EngineeringBuild and ship AI-powered product experiences end-to-endWork with state-of-the-art models across video, audio, image, and textDesign systems for context, reasoning, and intelligent behaviorBuild evals, datasets, and tooling for improving model qualityWhat We’re Looking ForEvidence of exceptional ability: prestigious or highly selective internships, significant personal projects (apps, systems, open source, etc.), startup or founder experience (even in college)Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data-structures, etc.)Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (top programs preferred)You are deeply interested in AI, and actively use AI coding toolsYou have strong product and engineering taste, and care deeply about craft, speed, and quality. You are grounded, collaborative, and will do whatever it takes to help the team win. Benefits:Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans401K with employer matchCommuter BenefitsCatered lunch multiple days per weekDinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite! Grubhub subscriptionHealth & Wellness PerksMultiple team offsites per year with team events every monthGenerous PTO policyCaptions 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.Compensation Range: $160K - $165K