Applied AI Engineer

present of AI; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AssemblyAI is seeking a technical partner to work with account executives, owning the technical side of customer deals from initial call through production rollout. The role requires solid Python or TypeScript coding, comfort with web APIs and real-time streaming, and the ability to debug customer code while delivering fast prototypes.

Fluency with AI coding tools and the capacity to explain technical ideas clearly will help manage multiple customer conversations concurrently and build trusted

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python or TypeScript for building prototypes and debugging live integrations.
• Experience with web APIs and real-time streaming concepts (WebSockets).
• Ability to explain technical ideas clearly and handle multiple customer conversations.
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants and prototyping with speech/voice APIs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical side of customer deals from first call to production rollout.
• Prototype quickly, debug customer code, and validate integrations with clients.
• Explain complex concepts clearly and manage multiple concurrent customer conversations.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Web APIs

WebSockets

Debugging integrations

AI coding tools

Job description

This role is the technical partner to account executives, owning the technical side of customer deals from first call to production rollout. A strong candidate brings solid Python or TypeScript coding skills, comfort with web APIs and real-time streaming, and the ability to debug customer code and build quick prototypes. They also need to explain technical ideas clearly and handle many customer conversations at once.

How it fits the AI era

AI tools like Claude or Cursor are part of the daily workflow for prototyping and debugging fast, so the role assumes fluency with them. The human parts that remain are earning developer trust, designing fair benchmarks, and judging which customer problems matter most. AI speeds up the technical work but does not replace the customer-facing judgment and communication.

How it builds AI experience

Working directly with AssemblyAI's speech-to-text and voice AI APIs gives hands‑on experience tuning models on real audio and debugging streaming integrations. The role also builds skill in using AI coding assistants to move quickly across many customer accounts. Candidates can prepare by building small projects with speech APIs and voice agent frameworks.

Worth showing

• Python or TypeScript coding
• Web APIs and WebSockets
• Debugging customer integrations
• AI coding tool fluency

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About AssemblyAI

A speech‑to‑text and voice AI API that developers use to transcribe, understand and build products on top of spoken audio.