Product Engineer (Transcription)

Granola

London, GB

On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level engineers with audio processing and desktop app experience working in a London-based startup environment.

Best fit for

Engineers who thrive in zero-to-one phases and enjoy direct user interaction.
— “are really drawn to the zero-to-one phase”
Builders comfortable with both high-level product work and native OS audio APIs.
— “Comfortable dropping into native code and OS audio APIs”
Product-focused technologists who want to own features end-to-end in a desktop app.
— “Own and build our transcription features end-to-end”

Things to consider

London office presence required five days per week with limited flexibility.
— “our team spends time together five days per week”
Must use the product daily for real meetings during development.
— “you'll be using Granola for every meeting”

How to stand out

Show concrete examples of shipping desktop apps with native OS integration.
— “Audio capture on macOS and Windows”
Demonstrate how you've improved media pipeline performance in past roles.
— “Optimise the application for speed, scale, and reliability”
Highlight direct user research experience for product iteration.
— “Interact with users to understand their problems”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

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What success looks like

transcription feature development
user interaction
product optimization

Typical background

software engineeringaudio engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Audio CaptureReal-time Media PipelinesTypeScriptNode.jsReactElectronSpeech-to-text Models

Preferred

Low-level Audio ApisAi/ml Knowledge

Stack & domain

Audio CaptureReal-time Media PipelinesTypeScriptNode.jsReactElectronCoreaudioWasapiSpeech-to-text Models/providersTranscription FeaturesTranscription Ui/uxLogging And EvalsOptimizing Application For Speed, Scale, And ReliabilityInteracting With UsersCollaborating With Cross-functional TeamsBuilding Products In A Fast-paced, Iterative EnvironmentCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingAdaptabilityLeadershipAttention To DetailTime ManagementCustomer ServiceInnovationAudioTranscriptionSoftware EngineeringProduct DevelopmentAi/ml

About the role

Original posting from Granola via Ashby

Product Engineer (Transcription) — Granola
Location: London
Hey! We're team Granola 👋
We're looking for an engineer who loves audio and transcription, and loves building products in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
In this role, you will make Granola the best desktop transcription app that exists. You'll be talking directly with users to understand their transcription problems. You will be part of the founding team and help unlock Granola for the next 100x users.
In this role, you will:
Own and build our transcription features end-to-end. Things like:
Audio capture on macOS and Windows
Echo cancellation
Connections to transcription providers/models
Local transcription models
Diarisation/attribution
Transcription UI/UX on our desktop app
Logging and evals so we know whether all this is working/improving!
Feel every transcription papercut, because you’ll be using Granola for every meeting!
Optimise the application for speed, scale, and reliability
Interact with users to understand their problems and design solutions
Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, designers, and other members of the team to create a cutting-edge product
Your background looks something like:
Experience with audio capture, real-time media pipelines
Engineering experience at tech and product-driven companies
Proficiency with TypeScript, Node.js, and React, and ideally Electron
Comfortable dropping into native code and OS audio APIs (CoreAudio, WASAPI, …) when needed, even if you're not a low-level specialist
Experience with speech-to-text models/providers
As a person, you…
Are first and foremost a builder.
Are excited to work in-person from our office in London (most of the time)
Love working in a startup environment (you either have experience working in a startup or are really drawn to the zero-to-one phase)
Value working with people who are kind, ambitious, and pragmatic
Have an interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required)
Thrive in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements and priorities
About the opportunity
We are living in the most exciting time for tool builders since Engelbart's demo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos in 1968. We want to assemble the best crew to build this future together, here in London. Our compensation philosophy is to pay slightly above market on salary and above market on equity.
We do our best work in person, and so our team spends time together five days per week in our new, bright, and spacious office at Old Street. We are happy to offer relocation assistance to candidates who'll be moving to London to join us.
Lastly, we think amazing talent comes from all kinds of life journeys and experiences. If what is written above speaks to you, whether you look like a fit on paper or not, please reach out.

Source: Granola careers (Ashby)