# Staff Software Engineer, Voice Agent

**Company:** [Decagon](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/decagon)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $300k – $430k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Real-Time Systems, Streaming Pipelines, Audio Processing, Speech Recognition, Speech Synthesis, Vad, Streaming Protocols, Llm Applications, Low-Latency Optimization, Networking
**Posted:** 2025-12-01

> Leads architecture and evolution of real-time voice platform for conversational AI agents, improving speech understanding, synthesis, timing, and reliability at scale. Requires 8+ years experience in real-time systems, audio applications, and technical leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the architecture of Decagon’s real-time voice runtime and shape its long-term roadmap
- Lead initiatives that improve speech understanding, synthesis quality, and conversational timing
- Define reliability, testing, and observability standards for live voice interactions
- Build frameworks that make voice systems easy to debug, measure, and iterate on
- Mentor senior engineers and help expand the technical culture of the Voice group

## Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering experience with significant technical leadership
- Expertise in real-time systems, streaming pipelines, or audio-based applications
- Ability to define architectural direction and lead cross-functional projects
- Strong debugging skills across audio, networking, and model-driven systems
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing engineering standards

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with speech recognition or synthesis systems
- Experience with VAD, streaming protocols, or other real-time audio systems
- Experience designing or maintaining LLM-driven applications
- Experience optimizing performance for low-latency use cases

## Compensation
$300K – $430K + Offers Equity

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