Voice AI Engineer
Company Overview
pre-seed startup dedicated to building next-generation AI-powered voice solutions. Our mission is to transform how people interact with technology through innovative voice interfaces. As a pioneering company in the AI space, we foster a dynamic, fast-paced environment that encourages experimentation, creativity, and ownership.
Job Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Voice AI Engineer to join our core engineering team. The role involves designing, developing, and deploying real-time, conversational voice AI systems that enable natural and human-like interactions. The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping our voice AI architecture, making key technical decisions, and building scalable solutions from scratch. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with emerging AI technologies, influence product development, and contribute to the future of human-computer interaction.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy real-time voice AI agents capable of natural, human-like conversations.
- Build end-to-end voice pipelines involving Speech-to-Text (STT), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Text-to-Speech (TTS).
- Integrate LLMs with voice interfaces to enable context-aware, intelligent conversations.
- Work with speech recognition and synthesis technologies to enhance response quality, latency, and accuracy.
- Develop low-latency, real-time audio streaming systems for seamless voice interactions.
- Build and manage conversational workflows, handle multi-turn conversations, and manage context.
- Integrate third-party AI models, APIs, and voice infrastructure into the product.
- Evaluate and experiment with different AI models, prompts, and architectures to optimize performance.
- Optimize systems for response time, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with the founding team to define product architecture and transition features from prototype to production.
- Monitor voice agent performance and troubleshoot issues related to speech recognition, response generation, and audio quality.
Qualifications
Preferred Skills
- Experience working with speech models such as Whisper or other STT systems.
- Familiarity with voice synthesis platforms like ElevenLabs, Cartesia, or similar.
- Experience with voice activity detection (VAD), interruption handling, and endpointing.
- Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, and vector databases.
- Experience building AI agents with tool calling and external API integrations.
- Exposure to model evaluation, latency optimization, and production monitoring.
- Proven track record of building and launching AI products from scratch.
Experience
- 2 to 6 years of relevant experience in conversational AI, speech technologies, or voice interface development.
- Prior experience in early-stage startups or product development is a plus.
Environment
- The role can be remote, hybrid, or on-site depending on the company's current setup.
- The work environment is fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative, with a focus on building scalable AI solutions.
- Candidates should be comfortable working in ambiguous startup conditions, taking ownership of projects, and working independently.
GrowthOpportunities
- Opportunity to shape core AI products at an early-stage startup.
- Potential to advance into senior technical roles or product leadership.
- Direct involvement in cutting-edge AI research and development.
