Job Specifications
Job Title: Lead Backend/Fullstack Engineer - Architectural Transition (Contract)
Company: Novella AI
Type: Contract (4-8 Weeks, Full-Time Hours, Max $80/hr) - may lead to full-time job
Location: Remote, USA/Canada
About Us
At Novella AI, we are building Novella Studio, the all-in-one video editing platform built for creators, and powered by AI Tools. Our goal is to make professional storytelling simple, fast, and entirely in the browser.
About You
You care about design, performance, and the quiet details that make technology feel effortless. You have built web applications, creative software, or a multiplayer experience where precision, creativity, and collaboration matter.
The Challenge
In this role, you will set the course for a backend architecture and maximize team velocity. You will be stepping into an environment with an existing Golang/AWS Serverless backend where you will:
Lead the charge on an incremental transition to a simpler, developer-friendly Typescript Fullstack architecture, tightly integrated with the frontend, to unlock a dev speed boost.
Empower our team to develop, version, and deploy whole features—spanning frontend and backend—without delicate coordination between systems.
Maintain and integrate with the existing, powerful Golang/AWS Lambda constellation responsible for complex functions like video transcoding, AI integration, and media processing.
What You Bring
Deep experience with Golang and TypeScript / JavaScript
A clear philosophy for fullstack design and developer experience
Strong knowledge of AWS Serverless, including Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, and SNS
Familiarity with media workflows such as video ingestion, transcoding, and AI model integration
Experience with real-time collaboration systems, including websockets or WebRTC
Understanding of scalable file I/O, proxy management, and multi-user session handling
Knowledge of FFmpeg, Web APIs, codecs, video streaming, and compression standards
Awareness of OpenTimelineIO, OFX, or other interchange standards is a plus
Bonus experience building creative tools, browser-based games, or Electron applications
If you care about building tools that make creativity flow, we would love to meet you.
Learn more: www.novella.io
About the Company
Every once in a while, a new creative tool arrives that completely changes how stories are told. The printing press did it. The camera did it. The personal computer did it. And now, we’re at the dawn of a new era: generative video. Millions of creators are using AI to dream up worlds and characters we’ve never seen before. But here’s the problem — the tools they’re forced to use are stuck in the past. Disconnected apps. Stacked subscriptions. Legacy editors built before AI and before the cloud. The result is chaos: higher co...
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