Your Responsibilities

• A "0-to-1" Builder Mindset: You thrive in ambiguity. You don't need a roadmap to build; you need a problem. You are comfortable prototyping a new feature in the morning and refactoring it for scale in the afternoon.
• Product Obsession: You care about the flow of the conversation. You understand that "99% accuracy" means nothing if the audio arrives 3 seconds late. You optimize for the human experience.
• Ship End-to-End Features: Build and deploy impactful features across the entire stack, from high-performance frontend UIs to streaming audio services on the backend and AI inference integration.
• Tackle Real-Time Complexity: Debug and resolve challenging edge cases unique to real-time communication, including sub-second latency spikes, transcript flicker, audio glitches, and unstable network environments.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely in a tight-knit, cross-functional squad alongside PMs, Product Designers, and AI Researchers to scope, shape, and solve hard product and technical challenges.

Qualities we look for

• A "Product-First" Mindset: You care deeply about the customer journey. You ask, "How does this feature help us close the next Enterprise deal?" before writing code.
• Full-Stack Fluency: You're comfortable across the stack — building polished, modern UI in React and TypeScript on the frontend, and shipping backend services in Node.js/TypeScript (or a strongly transferable language, with willingness to ramp) on the backend.
• Real-time: WebRTC, WebSockets, streaming architectures, latency-sensitive systems.
• High Agency: You don't wait for permission. If the billing reconciliation process is slow, you automate it. If the documentation for the API is unclear, you fix it.
• AI-Native Velocity: You leverage AI-powered tools (like GitHub Copilot or Claude) to accelerate your velocity and eliminate repetitive toil. You use AI for boilerplate code, test generation, and debugging, allowing you to focus your cognitive energy on high-value architectural decisions and complex problem-solving.

A Note on Our Hiring Process

DeepL hires for the Company, not just a specific team. We operate a Unified Engineering Pipeline. If you pass our bar, we will match you to the highest-priority role that fits your skillset—whether that is in Core Product, Platform, Voice, or Enterprise. We prioritize "Missionaries" who want to solve the biggest problems, wherever they live in the stack.

What We Offer

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: Joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.
• Open communication, regular feedback: As a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and growth mindset makes us better together.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: We offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week. This allows you to engage directly with your team and experience the unique energy of our workspace, while still enjoying the flexibility and comfort of working from home. With flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, we are in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration.
• Virtual Shares - An ownership mindset in every role: We believe everyone should share in our success, and that’s why every employee receives Virtual Shares, linking your contribution directly to DeepL’s growth and rewarding you with a stake in our future.
• Regular in-person team events: We bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally.
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions: Every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity.
• 30 days of annual leave: We value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you're as strong mentally as you are professionally.
• Competitive benefits: Just as our team spans the globe, so does our benefits package. We've crafted it to reflect the diversity of our team and tailored it to align with your unique location, to ensure you feel supported every step of the way.

If this role and our mission resonate with you, but you're hesitant because you don't check all the boxes, don't let that hold you back. At DeepL, it's all about the value you bring and the growth we can foster together. Go ahead, apply—let's discover your potential together. We can't wait to meet you!

We are an equal opportunity employer

You are welcome at DeepL for who you are - we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our diversity that we will find the power to break down language barriers in the world.