Networking & Backend Systems (Intern)

Ortavox; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ortavox is seeking a backend engineer to help make its real-time voice AI platform faster and more dependable across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments. You will work across backend services and networking to improve latency and reliability for live audio interactions.

You will profile the voice-agent pipeline, deliver production-ready backend improvements, and build monitoring for audio and networking components.

Qualifications

• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP.
• Interest or experience in real-time systems and low-latency audio.
• Comfort investigating problems at the infrastructure level.
• Backend development experience; Python, Node.js, or Rust are relevant examples.

Responsibilities

• Profile the voice-agent pipeline and identify opportunities to reduce latency.
• Deliver backend improvements used in production.
• Build monitoring for audio and networking components.
• Contribute to telephony and WebRTC integrations.
• Debug issues that span application services and infrastructure.

Skills

Realtime systems

Low-latency audio

Networking fundamentals

Backend development (Python/Node.js/Rs

Tools

Python

Node.js

Rust

Job description

Role overview

Help make a real-time voice AI platform faster and more dependable across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments. You will work across backend services and networking, improving latency and reliability in systems that support live audio interactions.

Responsibilities

• Profile the voice-agent pipeline and identify opportunities to reduce latency.
• Deliver backend improvements used in production.
• Build monitoring for audio and networking components.
• Contribute to telephony and WebRTC integrations.
• Debug issues that span application services and infrastructure.

Requirements

• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP.
• Interest or experience in real-time systems and low-latency audio.
• Comfort investigating problems at the infrastructure level.
• Backend development experience; Python, Node.js, or Rust are relevant examples.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with WebRTC, SIP, VoIP, or network security.

Benefits and work setup

• Based in Morocco, with strong remote candidates considered.
• The process includes a short introductory call and a technical screening.