Staff Software Engineer, Voice AI Job at Nooks (San Francisco)

Staff Backend Engineer, Speech AI

Our intelligent runtime must seamlessly connect to foundational models to power ...

Location

United States , Mountain View

Salary:

200000.00 - 300000.00 USD / Year

Inworld AI

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

A BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a proven track record of shipping high-quality, user-facing products
Strong product sense and an ability to think critically about user experience and business impact
Demonstrated experience in building and scaling production-grade backend APIs and distributed systems
Strong proficiency in Python and professional experience with one or more of the following: Java/Kotlin, or Go
Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and deploying services on orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
A solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design

Job Responsibility

Own features end-to-end, from collaborating on the initial concept with product managers to shipping and monitoring the final product
Translate product requirements and user needs into robust, scalable, and maintainable backend services and APIs
Design, build, and launch user-facing APIs and backend systems in Python, Java/Kotlin, and Go that deliver seamless voice experiences
Partner closely with Product Managers and ML engineers to define scope, identify technical trade-offs, and drive the product roadmap forward
Write high-quality, production-grade code that powers real-time audio processing, model inference, and complex data pipelines
Champion engineering and product excellence, with a focus on delivering tangible value to our users quickly and iteratively

What we offer

bonus
equity
benefits
relocation assistance

Fulltime

Sr. Staff Engineer (Conversational/Voice AI)

Uber’s Customer Obsession team builds the platform and AI that powers world‑clas...

Location

United States , Sunnyvale, California; San Francisco, California

Salary:

267000.00 - 297000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years building production ML/AI systems
4+ years leading complex ML initiatives end‑to‑end
Deep expertise in LLM‑driven systems (inference optimization, prompt/program design, fine‑tuning, distillation/LoRA, safety/guardrails, evals)
Strong software engineering in Python plus one of Go/Java/C++
hands‑on with microservices, gRPC/HTTP, cloud infra, containers, CI/CD, and real‑time telemetry/observability
Demonstrated ownership of high‑availability services (SLO/SLA design, incident response, on‑call leadership, postmortems)
Track record of shipping customer‑facing intelligent experiences with measurable impact (A/B testing, metrics literacy)

Job Responsibility

Own the end‑to‑end agent architecture: agentic planning and execution loops, long-term memory, persona/voice, knowledge routing, and policy enforcement for compliant, on‑brand conversations
Ship production systems that handle millions of conversations with rigorous SLOs, fallbacks, and canaries
design graceful degradation (e.g., human handoff) and safety guardrails (prompt‑injection, jailbreak, PII redaction)
Lead voice agent initiatives: Drive the development of Uber’s voice support agent—covering real-time speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech, natural turn-taking (barge-in and endpointing), and reliable telephony/WebRTC integration
Advance retrieval & reasoning: Build next-generation retrieval and reasoning pipelines, where the agent can search across different knowledge sources, apply policy-driven tools, and call structured workflows and ensure that responses are consistently grounded
Establish evals that matter: offline rubrics, simulated scenarios, safety tests, cost/latency tradeoff suites, and LLM‑as‑judge (with calibrated human review) wired into CI/CD and experiment platforms
Drive automation at scale: partner with Product/Design/Operations on coverage, policy alignment, localization, and rollout strategy to better customer experience and reduce cost per contact
Mentor/principal‑lead multiple pods
set technical strategy and quality bars
coach senior engineers on agentic patterns, reliability, and experiment velocity

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
may be offered an equity award & other types of comp
eligible for various benefits (details at https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits)

Fulltime

New

Staff Software Engineer - Applied AI

Ironclad is accelerating its AI initiatives to transform how contracts are built...

Location

United States , San Francisco; Seattle; New York City; Chicago

Salary:

240000.00 - 270000.00 USD / Year

Ironclad

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Deep professional experience with the core tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js, React, and PostgreSQL
Proven track record of building, deploying, and maintaining reliable, highly scalable software for SaaS applications
Extensive experience consuming LLMs via APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Gemini, or proprietary models) and integrating them successfully into production-facing features
Practical experience building and shipping accurate and successful AI features or products, such as chatbots, summarization, drafting, or document editing/comparison using LLMs, RAGs, and the right context for LLM calls
Experience with making data driven decisions, based on product analytics and have experience using monitoring and observability tools like Datadog or equivalent to diagnose performance issues and ensure system health
Highly agile mindset with proven ability to work effectively in 0-to-1 setups, frequently make pivots, and translate ambiguity into concrete, impactful engineering work
Exceptional skills as a great collaborator with product, design, and QE teams, acting as a clear technical voice for customer-centric solutions

Job Responsibility

Lead the design, development, and deployment of features from end-to-end using TypeScript, Node.js, React, and PostgreSQL, ensuring high performance and availability
Be a primary contributor to the next generation of AI-powered legal features, including specialized summarization, drafting, editing, and document comparison functionalities utilizing LLMs
Build and maintain reliable, highly scalable software and services designed for a high-traffic SaaS environment
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and QE counterparts to rapidly prototype, iterate on designs, and make frequent, agile pivots based on user feedback
Maintain a high degree of customer empathy, ensuring technical decisions prioritize user experience and directly address customer pain points, creating measurable product impact
Work with platform teams to consume and manage internal LLM APIs, ensuring resilient connections and efficient token usage to meet strict latency targets

What we offer

100% health coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision), and 75% coverage for dependents with buy-up plan options available
Market-leading leave policies, including gender-neutral parental leave and compassionate leave
Family forming support through Maven for you and your partner
Paid time off
Monthly stipends for wellbeing, hybrid work, and (if applicable) cell phone use
Mental health support through Modern Health, including therapy, coaching, and digital tools
Pre-tax commuter benefits (US Employees)
401(k) plan with Fidelity with employer match (US Employees)
Regular team events to connect, recharge, and have fun
The opportunity to help build the company you want to work at

Fulltime

Staff Software Engineer

AI-native operating system for home service businesses. Broccoli AI builds AI vo...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

150000.00 - 300000.00 USD / Year

Helpcare AI

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

7+ years of experience in backend or full-stack engineering
Comfortable with high-velocity shipping and early-stage ambiguity

Job Responsibility

Build and scale our AI agent platform and internal tools
Own backend services, APIs, and integrations with CRMs like ServiceTitan
Ship new features end-to-end—idea → prototype → production
Optimize our real-time voice infrastructure and improve agent intelligence

What we offer

Top-tier salary and meaningful equity
Work on cutting-edge AI with massive real-world impact
Work from an amazing office in South Park in San Francisco
Small, high-trust, founder-led team

Fulltime

Staff Developer Advocate

As a Staff Developer Advocate, you inspire developers by shipping the code and c...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

195000.00 - 245000.00 USD / Year

Deepgram

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5-7 years of experience in Software Engineering or Developer Relations
Solid foundation in JavaScript or Python techstacks
Comfortable working across the full stack from building APIs to creating simple, clean frontends
A portfolio of technical writing, blog posts, or video content that demonstrates your ability to make complex topics simple
Experience participating in or managing developer communities

Job Responsibility

Ship Reference Patterns: Architect and open-source sample apps that solve real-world challenges like building real-time voice agents and orchestrating multiple AI models
Code-First Content: Produce deep-dives and "build-in-public" documentation that moves developers from idea to a working prototype in minutes
The "Zero-Index" Sensor: Act as the first customer for every feature. Turn unfiltered feedback from your own builds and the community into "Friction Reports" that influence Product and Engineering priorities
Scale Awareness: Author high quality technical content across content and social media platforms to demonstrate how Deepgram fits into the developer toolkit
Technical Outreach: Engage where developers live (GitHub, X, Discord) to represent Deepgram, influence technical decisions, and earn community trust
Strategic Travel: Spend ~20% of your time (roughly 2-3x per quarter) leading workshops, participating in meetups, and speaking at AI conferences to build in-person relationships with the community

What we offer

Medical, dental, vision benefits
Annual wellness stipend
Mental health support
Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans
Unlimited PTO
Generous paid parental leave
Flexible schedule
12 Paid US company holidays
Quarterly personal productivity stipend
One-time stipend for home office upgrades

Fulltime

New

Member of Technical Staff, Principal Full Stack Engineer - Copilot Applications

As Microsoft continues to push the boundaries of AI, we are on the lookout for p...

Location

United States , Mountain View

Salary:

139900.00 - 274800.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Strong full-stack fundamentals across frontend (React, TypeScript) and backend systems
Proficiency in Python or similar languages for backend development
Experience building scalable web APIs and services
Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to move fast in loosely-defined problem spaces
Taste for great product experiences and a drive to ship work that matters

Job Responsibility

Create breakthrough experiences that redefine what an AI companion can do
Build across modalities—voice, vision, text, and action—to make Copilot feel seamless and alive
Own features end-to-end, from concept through production, at scale
Collaborate with applied AI researchers to bring cutting-edge model capabilities to users
Ship experiments rapidly, learn from usage, and iterate toward experiences that feel like magic
Work across team boundaries on problems that span the entire product

Fulltime

Voice Phone Cloud Contact Center Architect

Design and implement voice and contact center solutions including Natural Langua...

Location

United States , Middletown

Salary:

Not provided

Ocean Blue Solutions

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years’ experience in designing, building, and managing high volume contact center
1+ years’ experience with Microsoft’s Dynamics Contact Center solution and Azure Communication Services
1+ years’ experience with leveraging copilot studio or other AI engine for natural language voice Bot and chatbot
Experience with at least 2 CTI integrations with Microsoft Dynamics CE platform or equivalent commercially available CRM systems
Experience in implementing passing context from IVR to the agent as part of designing omnichannel contact center platform
Strong understanding in ways to delegate PCI to other cloud hosted providers
Proficient in the Microsoft Office 365 suite of business software including Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, plus proficient in Microsoft ADO Testing Module
Bachelor’s degree in business management or information systems

Job Responsibility

Design and implement voice and contact center solutions including Natural Language IVR, and agent assist voice call
Migrate from on prem contact center to cloud hosted contact center as a service provider in a PCI compliant environment
Plan, document, and support the configuration of contact center supporting solutions
Create detailed solution designs and documentation that supports the development, implementation, and operations of enterprise-class SaaS/CCaaS solutions with seamless integration with Natural Language IVR, ChatBOT, and CRM applications
Centralize contact center scripting, routing, recording, and integration with CRM and other systems
Act as the Lead Unified Communications Solution Architect, leading UC discovery sessions, developing modern contact center solutions based on client requirements, and creating low-level designs based on best practices
Develop and maintain detailed designs within the Cloud Network environment
Design and implement PCI-compliant phone and contact center architecture
Design and implement VDI agent architecture enabling and supporting the capabilities above
Develop, support, and implement architecture roadmaps and high-level designs for the Cloud Network environment as related to IVR and contact center solutions

New

Staff Product Designer

Speak is seeking an experienced Product Designer to join our growing team of 3! ...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

150000.00 - 240000.00 USD / Year

Speak

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6+ years of experience as a Product Designer in consumer-facing products
Extensive experience leading design projects for web and mobile products
Experience working on a small design team and "doing it all"
You enjoy going deep on both UX and UI work
You're a clear communicator and enjoy working closely with partners across teams, particularly in engineering
You've invested in your craft and have experience with prototyping, micro-interactions, utilizing motion, and creating design palettes

Job Responsibility

Work with teams across product, design, and engineering to prioritize and spec out new features to build
Work directly with engineering to ensure a feature gets built, balancing your vision, technical feasibility, and user value
Design new features all the way from concept to finalized pixels
Design the UX and UI of new features across platforms, developing and implementing a consistent design language
Take focused ownership of designing our AI tutoring product, rethinking the way our users learn language from the ground up
Help support miscellaneous design work across the company as needed

What we offer

Offers Equity
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with
Global in nature
Impact people's lives in a major way

Fulltime

Staff Software Engineer, Voice AI

Nooks

Location:
United States , San Francisco

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
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Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

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