Realtime Voice Engineer

Quippy App, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Founding role

YC-backed

Job summary

Quippy App, Inc. is building a daily practice room for conversations people dread. We are seeking a senior engineer to own the realtime voice pipeline across the iOS app and backend, reducing latency and ensuring audio sounds right on all devices.

You will ship low-latency streaming and build tools to test voice changes with real users. You will work directly with the founder in San Francisco, join a YC-backed early-stage team, and have the chance to be part of a founding role with equity as the

Qualifications

• Shipped realtime audio, voice, WebRTC, or streaming systems.
• Experience building low-latency voice pipelines.
• Ability to debug across the network, device and server.

Responsibilities

• Own the realtime voice pipeline across the iOS app and the backend.
• Cut latency, handle interruptions and ensure audio quality on all devices.
• Measure conversation quality and fix robotic behavior.
• Build tools to test voice changes before release to users.

Skills

Realtime audio systems

WebRTC

Latency optimization

Network debugging

Job description

Quippy (YC F26) is a daily practice room for the conversations people dread. You pick a real situation, like disagreeing with your manager or starting a conversation at a party, rehearse it with a realistic scene partner by voice or text, and get honest, line‑by‑line feedback on what landed. The app is live on the App Store.

Voice is the part of Quippy people remember, and the hardest part to build. You will own the realtime path from someone's microphone to a scene partner's reply and back, and make it quick enough that people forget they are practicing.

What you will work on

• Own the realtime voice pipeline across the iOS app and the backend
• Cut latency, handle interruptions and turn-taking, and make audio sound right on every device
• Measure conversation quality and fix what makes it feel robotic
• Build the tools that let us test voice changes before they reach users

You might be a fit if

• You have shipped realtime audio, voice, WebRTC, or streaming systems
• You care about milliseconds and can find where they go
• You can debug across the network, the phone, and the server
• You want to build something people talk to every day

Why join now

• A founding role with shares in the company
• You work directly with Jonathan, the founder
• What you build reaches real users within days
• A small team in San Francisco, backed by Y Combinator

Full-time. San Francisco preferred, remote work possible. Competitive salary and stock in the company.