Senior Software Engineer | Full-Stack | Media Translation

Overview

In this role, you will shape DeepL’s flagship translation products by delivering user-focused features that span the UI and backend. You’ll work on enterprise-grade localization workflows and consumer-grade experiences, ensuring seamless integration of complex document formats and branding across 100+ languages. You’ll collaborate with Research, Product, and Design to translate AI constraints into intuitive UX while driving performance and transparency. This is a hands-on, product-first role where your work directly influences user adoption and business impact.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid work
• 30 days of annual leave
• Virtual Shares
• Regular in-person team events
• Hack Fridays
• Competitive benefits

Responsibilities

• Architect and build end-to-end user-facing features for primary translation products
• Develop UI for translation flows and robust backend logic to handle diverse document formats without losing formatting
• Integrate DeepL into enterprise workflows and maintain brand voice across languages
• Design systems that balance complex backend requirements with intuitive UX for both B2C and enterprise users
• Collaborate with Research, Product, and Design to translate AI constraints into impactful user experiences
• Prototype, measure user friction, and iterate quickly in the face of ambiguous requirements

Key requirements

• Product-first mindset with focus on user adoption and reducing friction
• Front-end heavy full-stack fluency across React, Python, and C#/.NET Core
• High agency and bias for action in diagnosing bottlenecks and filling gaps
• System thinker approach to UI/UX, capable of managing large document states and terminology
• Ability to bridge engineering and business with cross-functional collaboration

• User-centric thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Proactiveness and problem ownership
• React frontend development
• Python backend logic
• C#/.NET Core

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