Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100.
Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US.
As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations.
Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow.
About The Role
* Lead the delivery of complex engineering projects, breaking them down into manageable stages with predictable timelines. Make informed decisions on trade-offs and effectively communicate these to stakeholders. Challenge and support senior engineers to achieve technical excellence.
* Understand engineering leveling and scale the team by identifying and filling skill gaps. Collaborate with recruiting to attract and retain top talent, ensuring the team structure supports current and future business needs.
* Monitor team performance proactively, identifying and addressing issues promptly. Develop strategies to retain top performers through growth opportunities and recognition.
* Navigate difficult conversations with clarity and empathy, especially when working with senior team members. Resolve disagreements by focusing on solutions that align with business goals and foster a collaborative team environment.
* Team you would be leading - Developer Platform is a team focused on helping engineers at Synthesia build, ship, and operate software faster and more safely by providing opinionated, self‑service tooling with strong defaults. As the company grows, complexity grows with it. Our job is to create structure and tools to simplify and reduce that complexity so product teams don’t have to.
What We're Looking For
* Proven experience in leading engineering teams and delivering large‑scale projects with predictable outcomes, ideally 2+ years.
* Strong understanding of engineering levels and experience in scaling teams effectively.
* Proven ability to track performance and helping every team member improve output and achieve career goals.
* Excellent communication skills, with experience in handling difficult conversations and resolving conflicts constructively.
* Relevant engineering background for a team building an enterprise‑grade SaaS product.
* Experience in leading Platform/DevEx teams is a big plus, but not mandatory.
Why join us?
We’re living the golden age of AI. The next decade will yield the next iconic companies, and we dare to say we have what it takes to become one. Here’s why,
Our culture
At Synthesia we’re passionate about building, not talking, planning or politicising. We strive to hire the smartest, kindest and most unrelenting people and let them do their best work without distractions. Our work principles serve as our charter for how we make decisions, give feedback and structure our work to empower everyone to go as fast as possible. You can find out more about these principles here.
Serving 50,000+ customers (and 80% of the Fortune 500)
We’re trusted by leading brands such as Heineken, Zoom, Xerox, McDonald’s and more. Read stories from happy customers and what 1,200+ people say on G2.
Proprietary AI technology
Since 2017, we’ve been pioneering advancements in Generative AI. Our AI technology is built in‑house, by a team of world‑class AI researchers and engineers. Learn more about our AI Research Lab and the team behind.
AI Safety, Ethics and Security
AI safety, ethics, and security are fundamental to our mission. While the full scope of Artificial Intelligence’s impact on our society is still unfolding, our position is clear: People first. Always. Learn more about our commitments to AI Ethics, Safety & Security.
The Hiring Process
* 30-40min call with a Technical Recruiter
* 45min call with an Engineering Manager
* Take‑home assignment (no coding required) - writing an RFC, solution proposal
* 60min task debrief and technical discussion
* 45min call with leadership
The process does not need to take long - we can be done in seven working days.
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