Senior Principal Backend Engineer — AI SaaS, Remote

Synthesia, the world’s leading AI video platform, seeks a Senior Staff/Principal engineer to steer backend initiatives across 50+ engineers. You will own multi-team projects, raise overall stability, and guide standardisation across Engineering and R&D teams.

The role blends client‑side React with a Python backend, emphasizing scalable, enterprise‑grade delivery. With 10+ years in software engineering and strong leadership, you will forecast future needs, measure impact through data pipelines,