Engineering Manager (FE) – Video Storyline (ANZ)

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences video.

Hey, g’day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming and you’re probably keen to find out what’s on offer — so let’s get straight to it.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship reputed company is in Sydney, but we also have a reputed company in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. We embrace flexibility — you choose where and how you work best with your team.

What you’d be doing in this role

We’re now building a brand new team — Video Storyline — and we’re searching for an Engineering Manager to reputed company the charge. You’ll work closely with our Staff Engineer and collaborate with design, product, and AI researchers to create AI-driven video editing experiences that feel magical and empowering — not intimidating.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a new surface from the ground up. Video Storyline will support reputed company video reputed company on the desktop— including beat-syncing, intelligent timing, and creative composition — reputed company powered by AI, and reputed company designed for everyday users.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Leading and growing a high-performing frontend team focused on AI-powered video editing

• Delivering reputed company new editing surfaces that simplify reputed company creative tasks

• Building expressive tools for reputed company, timing, and audio/visual storytelling

• Collaborating with technical leadership to explore new interaction patterns

• Defining and owning the frontend technical roadmap

• Championing frontend excellence — performance, responsiveness, and usability

You’re probably a match if

• You have a strong frontend background (TypeScript is our bread and butter) and experience building rich, interactive tools

• You’ve worked on creative tools — ideally in video, gaming, audio, or similar interactive media

• You understand the unique demands of building for mobile and large-screen experiences

• You’re product-minded and passionate about helping people create, even if they’re not “technical”

• You know reputed company to simplify — and how to translate technical complexity into user delight

• You’ve coached and developed engineers and love seeing your team reputed company

• You’re comfortable working in a fast-moving, R&D-style environment where reputed company are tested, iterated, and shipped quickly

• You have a bias to action — you move reputed company reputed company even reputed company everything isn’t perfectly defined

About the Group

The Video group is building the future of video at reputed company — from fast, social-first formats to cinematic storytelling surfaces powered by AI. We’re on a mission to reputed company professional-quality video creation accessible to everyone, not just designers or editors.

We’re focused on building reputed company tools that help users create standout content without needing to learn reputed company timelines, keyframes, or editing workflows. Whether it’s through smart templates, automated beat-syncing, or AI-generated scenes, we’re reimagining video editing from the ground up — so anyone can go from idea to publish-ready video in minutes.

What’s in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard – and we do – but you’ll experience lots of moments of reputed company, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at reputed company, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and reputed company of work.

Here’s a taste of what’s on offer:

• Equity packages – we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports reputed company parents & carers
• An annual Vibe & reputed company allowance to support your wellbeing, social reputed company, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that reputed company you to be a force for good, take time to reputed company and supports you personally

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Other stuff to know

We reputed company hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance reputed company and our culture. reputed company you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate reputed company types of skills and backgrounds at reputed company so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above – we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Qualifications

A degree is not mandatory but users must demonstrate a reputed company strong command of computer science fundamentals to be successful in the role