[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Creative Ads
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KERV.ai is an innovative company based in Austin, TX, focused on transforming media through AI-powered video analysis and monetization. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Creative Ads team to build and maintain a dynamic video generation pipeline and collaborate with product and creative teams to enhance ad experiences.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain our dynamic video generation pipeline — a multi-stage, serverless orchestration system on AWS that produces video creatives at scale
- Develop and improve our video template studio and interactive overlay applications using modern frontend frameworks (React, Svelte)
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and creative teams to translate ad concepts into shippable features
- Proactively design and run A/B tests on ad formats, creative treatments, and user experiences to drive measurable performance improvements
- Help harden production systems: improve observability (CloudWatch, logging), error handling, CI/CD pipelines, and cost/performance tuning across the video pipeline
- Contribute to architectural decisions, weighing long-term maintainability against short-term delivery needs
- Write clean, well-tested code across a diverse codebase — from serverless pipeline orchestration to client-facing ad experiences where visual quality and stability are immediately visible
- Participate in team code reviews, sharing knowledge and learning from others
- Participate in sprint planning, ensuring that realistic plans are set forth and delivered
- Communicate effectively within the engineering team and with non-technical teams
- Have the discipline to shift between establishing new features and maintaining legacy features based on the needs of the business
Skills
- 3–7+ years of professional experience developing web-based applications
- Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript across both frontend and backend
- Professional experience with React; additional experience with Svelte is a plus
- Experience with Node.js in production environments
- Working knowledge of AWS services, particularly Lambda, S3, and Step Functions — or comparable cloud infrastructure experience
- Comfort working across the stack, from UI components to serverless backend services
- Ownership mindset — you can take responsibility for a slice of the system end-to-end, propose tradeoffs, and collaborate closely with teammates through pairing, code review, and clear communication
- Strong asynchronous communication skills, ensuring efficient and effective collaboration with remote team members
- Experience with or strong interest in AI-driven prompt engineering and AI coding assistants
- Experience with video processing technologies (FFmpeg, transcoding, video playback, MediaConvert)
- Familiarity with Adobe After Effects or the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Lottie/JSON export workflows
- Experience with browser automation tools (Puppeteer, Playwright)
- Background in animation systems, 2D graphics programming, or creative tooling
- Python experience, particularly in media/video processing contexts
- Experience with the Serverless Framework or similar IaC tools
- Digital advertising experience, specifically with video ad technologies (VAST, VPAID)
- Experience with A/B testing frameworks and experimentation methodology
- Experience developing an enterprise or SaaS product
- Previous experience in a startup environment
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO with a healthy culture of taking time off to recharge so you can bring your best self to work
- Competitive compensation packages
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including modern support services via Bennie, such as a custom app and healthcare concierge to support a simplified benefits experience for our staff
- Mental Health Support via Samata Health paid 100% by KERV
- 401K with company match and 100% vesting on day 1
- Unlimited referral bonuses
- Flexible working schedules with remote and hybrid opportunities
- Fitness Reimbursement Program
- Moments that Matter program, centered around our heart-centered value, which celebrates and supports employees through life s biggest wins, transitions, and challenges because at KERV, we show up for each other beyond just the work.
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