Lead Voice AI Engineer - Real-Time Inference Platform

Baseten; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Baseten is seeking a founder‑level leader to own the Voice AI product area from roadmap through production. You will design and operate real‑time, large‑scale model‑serving for STT, TTS, and voice agents, ensuring reliability for mission-critical deployments and fast iteration.

You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and shape the long‑term strategy of Baseten Voice AI, expanding capabilities while keeping latency and throughput top priorities.

Qualifications

• Proven track record owning production-grade real-time, tail-latency systems.
• Proficient in one or more popular programming or scripting languages; Python proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead Voice AI product areas end‑to‑end - from architecture and system design through implementation, rollout, and long‑term production operations.
• Design, build, and operate real‑time, large‑scale, high‑performance model serving systems for STT, TTS, and voice agent workloads for mission‑critical customer deployments.
• Drive cross‑team collaboration with sister engineering teams to solve full‑stack technical problems, align on priorities, and coordinate end‑to‑end delivery across the product surface area.
• Mentor teammates through code reviews, design docs, and technical leadership.

Skills

Python proficiency

Real-time systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Baseten is seeking a founder‑level leader to own the Voice AI product area from roadmap through production. You will design and operate real‑time, large‑scale model‑serving for STT, TTS, and voice agents, ensuring reliability for mission-critical deployments and fast iteration.

You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and shape the long‑term strategy of Baseten Voice AI, expanding capabilities while keeping latency and throughput top priorities.