Software Engineer

Our mission: to make it easy for anyone to make beautiful presentations, in minutes.

About Beautiful.ai

Beautiful.ai is changing the way the world presents by building fast, foolproof tools that enable anyone to tell visual stories that win. The Beautiful.ai team is a playful, driven, and passionate group of pet-lovers, video-gamers, and pickleball enthusiasts. With a globally-distributed remote team and a San Francisco-based office, we find unique opportunities to get to know each other personally, while delivering on our goals. Data-driven decision making and an outcomes-focused mindset are core to our way of working.

Today, Beautiful.ai equips thousands of happy paying customers, from start-ups to multinational Fortune 500 corporations, with a leading presentation software solution. Companies like SAP, HP, Rakuten, LIV Golf and more trust Beautiful.ai to tell their stories. We are a Series B company and have raised capital from prominent investors including Shasta Ventures, Trinity Ventures and First Round Capital and are led by our CTO/Founder, Mitch Grasso, who is a second-time founder in the presentation space.

About the role

As a Mid-Level Software Engineer, you’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining key features of our product, working across the full stack using JavaScript, Node.js, React, CSS, and MongoDB. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build scalable and performant solutions, while mentoring junior team members and driving best practices in both front-end and back-end development.

What you'll do:

• Develop and maintain core product features using JavaScript, Node.js, React, and MongoDB, while ensuring the quality and performance of the codebase.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and product teams to understand requirements and help design solutions that meet business and technical needs.
• Write clean, maintainable code, adhering to industry best practices, and ensuring scalability and performance as you implement new features.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, from fixing bugs to optimizing system performance, contributing to the overall health of the platform.
• Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback to peers and continuously improving the quality of the codebase.
• Continuously learn and grow, expanding your skills and expertise while taking on more complex tasks and contributing to team-wide initiatives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents during on-call rotations, ensuring minimal downtime and fast recovery.

What we expect from you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). A Master’s degree is a plus.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in Software Engineering, with a product development focus.
• Hands-on experience with react, typescript, javascript, and full stack development is required.
• Experience contributing to the development and delivery of product features as part of a team.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to teammates and ask questions to clarify product requirements.
  
• Bay Area candidates preferred, or open to occasional travel as needed.

Our tech stack

Client Side: React, Webpack, vanilla Typescript/Javascript for SVG layout, rendering, and styling
Server Side: Node.js with Express for API and server side rendering, various distributed node.js microservices
Infrastructure on Google Cloud: App Engine, Firebase, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Stackdriver, Storage

Benefits:

• Flexible Time-Off & Remote Work
  
• Health Insurance – 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees; 60–65% coverage for dependents.
  
• Retirement Plan – Comprehensive 401(k) program.
  
• Savings Accounts – Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options available.
  
• Equity Compensation – Competitive equity package with a 4-year vesting schedule.
  
• Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance – Coverage provided where applicable.
  
• Parental Leave – Inclusive leave for birthing and non-birthing parents; policies vary by state.
  
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO) – Paid day off to support a nonprofit or community cause.