Research Engineer

Research EngineerSan Francisco, CA(PERM) FTE Employee$160K - $200KHYBRID SCHEDULEWe're hiring ML Researchers to work on some of the hardest problems in voice AI, including expressive TTS, omni-modal LLMs, neural audio codecs, full-duplex models, and real-time inference at massive scale.If you've ever wanted to take speech research from paper ideas to production systems serving millions of conversations, this is that opportunity.Ideal Experience:TTSASRVoice AIConversational AIAudio ModelingIdeal ProfileStrong ML foundationPersonal projects or researchPublished papers, GitHub, technical blogs, or demosDemonstrated passion for AI and audio researchProven ability to build independentlyMust HaveAudio AI research experienceStrong machine learning foundationResearch mindsetIndependent problem-solving abilityInterest in conversational AIHighly DesiredLLM experienceLLM publicationsAudio + LLM background (ideal combination)Researchers should be able to:Read and evaluate research papersBuild datasetsDesign experimentsTrain modelsBuild pipelinesWork independentlyLeverage AI tools and pair programmingOwn projects end-to-endTeam EnvironmentStartup cultureHigh ownershipFast executionResearch-focusedCollaborativeDirect impact on production systemsWhy Join?Work on cutting-edge conversational AISolve foundational voice AI problemsMove research directly into productionMillions of real-world interactions impactedHigh ownership and visibilityLess bureaucracy than large AI labsOpportunity to build a research organization from the ground floor