Junior Software Developer - LTX Studio

Lightricks; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused company in London is seeking experienced developers to join their team. You will work on revolutionary web products, contributing to both front-end and back-end components. Ideal candidates are passionate about web development, have at least 1 year of experience, and are eager to learn best practices for coding. This role offers competitive benefits including stock options, private medical insurance, and a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Stock Options

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Transport Allowance

Wellbeing & Professional Development Allowance

Free on-site meals

Pension Contributions (7%)

25 days holiday

Cool office space

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Volunteering Opportunities

Frequent social activities

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in either front-end or back-end development.
• Familiarity with concepts like databases, APIs, and deployment.
• Eagerness to learn best practices for maintainable production grade development.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end features for the web platform.
• Participate in feature design and troubleshoot challenges.
• Implement new features and participate in code reviews.
• Integrate with internal and third-party APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers for great user experience.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Clean code practices

Basic concurrency concepts

Understanding of backend systems

Interest in Generative AI

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar

Job description

Who we are

Lightricks, an AI-first company, is revolutionizing how visual content is created. With a mission to bridge the gap between imagination and creation, Lightricks is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge technology to the creative and business spaces.

Our AI photo and video generation models, which power our apps and platforms including Facetune, Photoleap, Videoleap, and LTX Studio, allow creators and brands to leverage the latest research breakthroughs, offering endless control over their creative potential. Our influencer marketing platform, Popular Pays, provides creators the ability to monetize their work and offers brands opportunities to scale their content through tailored creator partnerships.

We are looking for experienced developers to join our team. People who are passionate about creating amazing web products. People who care about code quality and know how to balance it with simplicity, productivity and product goals. If you are passionate about web development, shipping code fast and making a real impact on the business then we’re looking for you!

What you will be doing

You will be part of the LTX Studio team. Our team is developing a revolutionary video creation platform built from the ground up with bleeding edge generative AI technology. Each member of our team is responsible for every aspect of our product, from software design to coding, testing, code reviews and automatic deployment to production. We are lean, agile and pragmatic. We practice software engineering best practices and we care about creating beautiful and performant web applications. Most importantly we are passionate engineers who love to build amazing products with technology that feels nothing short of magical.

Your day-to-day job will involve:

• Contribute to the development of end-to-end features, working on both front-end and back-end components.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to discuss feature design, system architecture, and troubleshooting challenges.
• Implement new features and actively participate in code reviews to learn best practices and improve code quality.
• Integrate with internal and third-party APIs and systems, gaining hands-on experience with different technologies.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, while continuously improving coding skills and adopting best practices.
• Learn from and collaborate with senior engineers, taking opportunities to grow technical knowledge and improve development skills.
• Work closely with designers, product managers, and marketing teams to build web UI with a great user experience that positively impacts the business.

Your skills and experience

• Degree in Computer Science or similar.
• 1+ years of experience in either front-end or back-end development.
• Understanding of backend systems – familiarity with concepts like databases, APIs, and deployment, with a willingness to learn.
• Familiarity with writing clean, readable code and an eagerness to learn best practices for maintainable production grade development.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript or a strong desire to develop expertise in these languages.
• Understanding of fundamental computer science concepts (e.g. algorithms, data structures, and basic concurrency)
• Bonus: Interest or some exposure to Generative AI, Machine Learning, or image processing.

Benefits

• Stock Options.
• Private Medical Insurance (Optical & Dental cover) including your loved ones.
• Life Assurance.
• £3,000p/a Transport Allowance.
• £750p/a allowance for Wellbeing & Professional Development.
• Free on-site lunches, coffee, breakfast & snacks.
• Pension Contributions (7%).
• Holiday (25 days).
• Seasonal & Anniversary Vouchers.
• Hybrid & Flexible working.
• Cool office space in central London.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Cycle-to-work Scheme.
• Season Ticket Loan.
• Volunteering Opportunities.
• Frequent social activities - away-days, happy hours, team building, yoga, creative workshops.