Senior Research Engineer, Voice + Speech

Responsibilities

• Lead research and engineering efforts to improve core conversational capabilities in production, including instruction following, retrieval, memory, and long-horizon task completion
• Build and iterate on end-to-end models and pipelines that optimize for quality, efficiency, and user experience
• Partner with platform and product engineers to integrate new models into production systems
• Break down ambiguous research ideas into clear, iterative milestones and roadmaps
• Mentor other researchers/engineers, set technical direction, and establish best practices for applied research and engineering

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering or research
• Prior experience post-training and deploying LLMs in production environments
• Fluency in Python and modern ML tooling (training, evaluation, data pipelines)
• Track record of taking research ideas from prototype to reliable, measurable production impact
• Ability to define a roadmap, break ambiguity into milestones, and lead cross-functional execution

Compensation & Benefits

• $200K – $400K + equity
• Take what you need vacation policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
• Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K)
• Parental Leave
• Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
• Daily lunches and snacks in the office