HeyGen · 2 hours ago
Software Engineer, LiveAvatar
San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$190K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expHeyGen is a company focused on making visual storytelling accessible to all. They are seeking an experienced software engineer to drive their innovation, LiveAvatar, by collaborating closely with founders and solving technical challenges to deliver a world-class product experience.
E-LearningGenerative AISoftwareWeb Apps
Responsibilities
Drive Product Strategy & Technical Execution: Partner directly with founders to translate deep customer insights into high-impact technical solutions that accelerate business growth
Architect Real-Time AI Experiences: Lead cross-functional collaboration with research and infra teams to build cutting-edge, interactive next-gen avatar experiences and low-latency streaming features
Own Core Backend & Scalability: Take full ownership of mission-critical backend systems, shaping the architecture to ensure high availability, performance, and seamless vendor integrations
Optimize Developer & Buyer Journeys: Design and refine essential platform features, including API integrations, team access controls, and pricing/credit systems to enhance the end-to-end user experience
Ensure System Reliability & Excellence: Rapidly master the full tech stack to triage complex issues, ensuring a stable, high-performance environment across all production surfaces
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience, with a proven track record of delivering production systems at scale
Deep expertise in backend development using languages such as Node.js, Python, or Go, and strong experience building on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar) to deliver smooth web-based product experience to customers
Solid understanding of real-time and distributed systems, including WebRTC, streaming architectures, and multi-server workflows
Experience deploying AI-powered models into production environments, especially in areas such as LLM, TTS, STT/ASR, etc
Highly results-oriented, with a track record of strong execution and high output in fast-paced startup settings
Preferred
Proven experience building and scaling real-time interactive systems such as voice/video chat, live customer support platforms, or virtual agents
Strong empathy for developers and end users, passionate about smoothing out the friction between AI technology and our target audience using web or API as bridges
Startup founder or early-stage builder mindset—hungry to win, scrappy, and deeply motivated by urgency and impact
Benefits
401k plan
Health benefits
Generous PTO
A parental leave program
Emotional health resources
Company
HeyGen
HeyGen is an AI video generation platform that specializes in video creation, AI avatars, and generative AI.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$69MKey Investors
Benchmark
2024-03-25Series A· $60M
2022-11-08Seed· $9M
Leadership Team
Wayne Liang
Co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer
Recent News
Tech Funding News
2025-10-31
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