Senior Software Engineer

TalentHop; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible vacation

Monthly wellness support

Technology and learning stipends

U.S. 401(k) plan

Job summary

TalentHop is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop and enhance real-time voice-enabled, full-stack features in a fast-moving team. You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with product, ML, and customer-facing teams, and translate complex requirements into reliable product improvements for millions of users.

You’ll integrate speech recognition, text-to-speech, and language model capabilities, improve latency and reliability, and contribute to developer experience and platform

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of software engineering experience with senior ownership of full-stack products.
• Proficiency in Python or TypeScript with full-stack product development skills.
• Practical experience with large language models in production or significant applied projects.
• Experience in developer experience, site reliability, or platform engineering.
• Familiarity with relational databases, cloud environments, and CI/CD practices.
• Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver full-stack product features for voice and conversational AI.
• Integrate speech recognition, text-to-speech, and language model functionalities into production systems.
• Collaborate with product and machine learning teams to transform customer needs into scalable solutions.
• Enhance system latency, reliability, cost efficiency, and user experience for millions of users.
• Support developer experience, service reliability, and platform infrastructure.
• Manage multiple initiatives, respond to production feedback, and assist customer-facing engineering as needed.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Full-stack development

Production ML

Site reliability

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud environments

Relational databases

Job description

Our client operates in the conversational AI space for customer service by developing voice agents that assist large organizations in resolving customer interactions. The organization deploys its product at enterprise scale, directly linking engineering efforts to tangible customer outcomes.

About the Opportunity:

The SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER will develop and enhance full-stack features, focusing on real-time voice and large language model-powered capabilities. This role involves collaboration with customer-facing teams to translate complex requirements into dependable product improvements. It is a hands-on position within a small senior team where engineers take end-to-end ownership of their work.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver full-stack product features for voice and conversational AI.
• Integrate speech recognition, text-to-speech, and language model functionalities into production systems.
• Collaborate with product and machine learning teams to transform customer needs into scalable solutions.
• Enhance system latency, reliability, cost efficiency, and user experience for millions of users.
• Support developer experience, service reliability, and platform infrastructure.
• Manage multiple initiatives, respond to production feedback, and assist customer-facing engineering as needed.

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of software engineering experience with senior-level ownership of full-stack products used by millions.
• Proficiency in Python or TypeScript with full-stack product development skills.
• Practical experience with large language models in production or significant applied projects.
• Experience in developer experience, site reliability, or platform engineering.
• Familiarity with relational databases, cloud environments, and CI/CD practices.
• Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and continuous improvement mindset.

Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• Base salary range: $130,000-$190,000 USD, plus competitive equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible vacation, monthly wellness support, technology and learning stipends.
• U.S. 401(k) plan.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Note:

TalentHop is a recruitment partner of this role. Please note that all employment decisions, including candidate assessment, interviews, hiring, compensation, and employment terms, are made exclusively by the hiring employer.