Artlist is where the creative arts meet technology. If there’s one thing we all have in common, it’s a love of music and film, which is why we build innovative products to help global brands and individual creators make amazing videos. We provide creators with best-in-class Gen-AI tools and the best stock footage, music, sound effects, and templates available anywhere. We also revolutionized the industry with a radical new music licensing model that has since become the global standard. Artlist is now the go-to platform for over 26M users worldwide. They range from top-tier global brands like Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Calvin Klein to social creators, video editors, and more. Our Products
* Artlist: an all-in-one platform for video creation, featuring AI tools for image, video, and voiceover generation, along with high-quality, curated royalty-free music, SFX, footage, templates, plugins, and more.
* Motion Array: the ultimate destination for creators, offering video templates, presets, plugins, music, SFX, stock footage, graphics, and stock photos — all crafted by the world’s leading motion designers. We’re looking for an R&D Team Lead to join our growing R&D department. As the Artlist Core Team Lead, you’ll lead a high-profile team working on one of Artlist’s most strategic products. You’ll guide a group of talented professionals, foster a culture of creativity and technical excellence, and play a pivotal role in driving groundbreaking solutions that shape the future of our platform. Wake up for this
* Join Artlist’s Frontend Development team — the group behind our user-facing products that power a global creative ecosystem used by millions.
* Lead a high-profile team working on one of Artlist’s most strategic and visible products.
* Build high-performance, visually engaging, and intuitive web experiences using modern technologies and scalable design systems.
* Drive the evolution of Artlist’s next-gen Gen-AI suite — including tools for voice cloning, text-to-image, image-to-image, text-to-video, and image-to-video generation.
* Collaborate closely with product, design, marketing, and backend teams to deliver impactful, creator-focused features.
* Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical direction to engineers.
* Influence architectural decisions, maintain code quality, and ensure scalability.
* Foster a culture of speed, quality, and innovation.
* Continuously improve team velocity, delivery predictability, and engineering excellence.
Requirements: * 2+ years managing R&D team leads, coordinating cross-team deliveries and roadmaps.
* 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, with strong frontend expertise in React, Angular, or similar frameworks.
* Proven experience building and maintaining complex, high-scale web applications, collaborating closely with backend teams on system design and architecture.
* Analytical and data-driven mindset, leveraging metrics and insights to guide technical and product decisions.
* Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum or Kanban methodologies, with a focus on iteration, delivery predictability, and measurable outcomes.
* Exceptional communication and mentorship skills — able to present technical strategy to executives, inspire engineers, and grow future leaders.Artlist is where the creative arts meet technology.
This position is open to all candidates.