Staff Backend Engineer, Avatars

Synthesia

Staff Backend Engineer working on systems powering Avatars and Generative Media at Synthesia. Responsible for system design, architecture, and ensuring product evolution.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in EuropeLead💰 €130,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work on the core systems powering Avatars and Generative Media
Take ownership of the system design and architecture behind avatars
Design systems supporting complex product requirements
Ensure avatars function as a first-class entity across the platform
Evolve systems on a critical path for video generation
Collaborate closely with Product, R&D, and adjacent product teams
Act as a technical steward for the codebase

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience as a software engineer, operating at a senior or staff level
Deep expertise in system design and data modelling
Experience building systems that evolve over time
Comfortable operating with broad scope and ambiguity
Strong product awareness
Experienced in building and operating reliable systems
Collaborative and able to work across teams
Hands-on attitude towards code quality and structure
Experience working on customer-facing products or large-scale systems is valuable

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days of leave + local holidays
Stock option plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

system designdata modellingsoftware engineeringvideo generationcode qualityreliable systemsproduct designarchitecture

Soft Skills

collaborationownershipproduct awarenesshands-on attitudeability to work across teamscomfort with ambiguity