Software Engineer

We are looking for a Software Engineer to lead feature development and serve as a technical expert, collaborating closely with key stakeholders across the organization. In this role, you will drive the performance, infrastructure improvement, and overall user experience of our platform.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong background in platform optimization and a passion for innovation. If you excel in turning ideas into impactful solutions and thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment, we want to connect with you!

Your Impact

• Take charge of the ongoing development and enhancement of our web application, driving its evolution to meet business goals.
• Architect and refine our current web application, transforming it into a responsive, single-page application (SPA) with a focus on performance and user experience.
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code that adheres to industry best practices and our internal coding standards.
• Proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve bugs to improve overall app quality and stability.
• Conduct rigorous testing to ensure the application meets security standards and performs efficiently across various platforms and devices.
• Ensure seamless functionality and a consistent user experience across multiple browsers, platforms, and devices through thorough validation and testing.
• Continuously explore and evaluate new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance development processes and product offerings.
• Actively participate in setting coding standards and lead code review sessions to maintain high-quality code and foster knowledge sharing within the team.

• 2+ years of experience developing and architecting single-page web apps using a JavaScript framework
• Strong proficiency in writing clean, reusable, optimized HTML/CSS, Typescript and JavaScript
• Familiar with Linux. Experience with AWS environment is preferred
• Familiar with REST API principles
• Experience with WebSockets is a plus
• Experience writing unit, integration, and UI tests and a strong ability to debug code that is reusable, testable and efficient.
• Passion to explore and use the latest development tools and platforms
• BS or MS in computer science or related fields

*Otter.ai does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies without a written agreement in place for permanent placements. Any resume or other candidate information submitted outside of established candidate submission guidelines (including through our website or via email to any Otter.ai employee) and without a written agreement otherwise will be deemed to be our sole property, and no fee will be paid should we hire the candidate.

Salary range

Salary Range: $136,000 to $164,500 USD per year.

This salary range represents the low and high end of the estimated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for the role is dependent on several factors. Our base salary is just one component of a comprehensive total rewards package.

About Otter.ai

We are in the business of shaping the future of work. Our mission is to make conversations more valuable.

With over 1B meetings transcribed, Otter.ai is the world’s leading tool for meeting transcription, summarization, and collaboration. Using artificial intelligence, Otter generates real-time automated meeting notes, summaries, and other insights from in-person and virtual meetings - turning meetings into accessible, collaborative, and actionable data that can be shared across teams and organizations. The company is backed by early investors in Google, DeepMind, Zoom, and Tesla.

Otter.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants throughout the hiring process.