Founding Forward Deployed Speech Engineer

SLNG; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity

Hybrid by design

Health insurance

Gym access

L&D budget (up to €1000)

Remote work stipend

Top equipment

+5 days vacation

Descripción de la vacante

SLNG in Barcelona is seeking a Founding Forward Deployed Speech Engineer to bridge development with real-world customer deployment. You will work directly with Luke and customer teams, embedding with their squads to ship speech AI solutions that work in production environments.

The role combines deep technical work with customer-facing responsibilities, ideal for builders who value variety, global impact, and a hands-on approach to real-time voice experiences.

Formación

• Strong developer and communicator.
• Proficient in Python/Node.js/WebRTC/WebSockets.
• Excellent customer empathy and adaptability.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with Luke and customers to ship real-world speech AI.
• Embed with customer teams to understand needs and deliver solutions.
• Prototype and debug live deployments, addressing API/inference challenges.

Conocimientos

Strong developer

Communicator

Customer empathy

Adaptability

Herramientas

Python

Node.js

WebRTC

WebSockets

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Founding Forward Deployed Speech Engineer

Our mission is simple: make AI voice relevant and available for the rest of the world.

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SLNG is building the backbone for real-time speech AI, enabling developers to run voice applications anywhere in the world with local compliance and ultra-low latency.

Our founding team comes from the core of AI and developer tooling in the USA, with experience scaling platforms trusted by the world’s best builders. Meet Luke, Founder & CEO, and Ismael, Founder & CPO at SLNG.

We’re bringing that San Francisco mindset to Europe with our first hub in Barcelona, and we have the support of leading international VCs and Angels who are backing the SLNG journey.

Challenge → Today, Most Speech Infrastructure Is US-centric, Unreliable, And Difficult To Deploy Globally. SLNG Is Changing That By Delivering a Platform That Is

• Local: deployed close to users and compliant with regional regulations
• Fast: designed for real-time voice experiences
• Open: built to integrate with the tools and workflows developers already use.

From real-time transcription to voice AI applications, SLNG is creating the Voice AI gateway that will empower the next generation of speech-powered products.

As Forward Deployed Speech Engineer you’ll work directly with Luke, and customers, embedding with their teams to ship real-world speech AI. This is a technical + customer-facing role, perfect for builders who love variety.

What We Offer

• We pay top of the market → We want serious talent in the team, and we benchmark compensation accordingly.
• Equity → All full-time, permanent roles include stock options — we want everyone to share in the upside as we build.
• Hybrid by design → 3 days/week in the Barcelona office for collaboration and culture.
• Flexible benefits: Health insurance, gym, and more via Cobee.
• L&D: Annual budget (up to €1000) for training, courses, or conferences.
• Remote work support: Monthly stipend (up to €50) to cover wifi or other costs.
• Great equipment: Laptop of your choice plus €500 to set up your workstation in year one, with top-ups in the following years.
• Time off: Additional +5 days vacation on top of the statutory minimum.

Example Initiatives

• Integrate SLNG APIs into a customer’s contact centre stack.
• Prototype a voice agent for a fintech compliance use case.
• Debug a live deployment in production with urgency.
• Solve API/inference challenges.
• Partner with customers to implement SLNG.
• Capture customer feedback → product roadmap.

Requirements

• Strong developer + communicator.
• Python/Node.js/WebRTC/WebSockets.
• Customer empathy + adaptability.

Hiring Process (2 weeks)

• Intro call with one of the founders
• Case Study
• Panel conversation with members of the SLNG Team
• Final discussions
• Job offer

The radically global speech AI gateway for simple, universal, real-time voice.