Backend Software Engineer - Engine Team (Voice Agent)

Deepgram
California
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Rust","C","C++","Python","UNIX","Git","Networking","Observability"]

Join the Engine team as a backend software engineer building the Voice Agent product for Deepgram. You will design scalable speech-processing services, integrate AI models, tackle complex system issues, and collaborate with Product to deliver end-to-end features in a fast-paced AI-driven environment.

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Deepgram
Deepgram
6 months ago

Backend Software Engineer - Engine Team (Voice Agent)

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Job Summary

Join the Engine team as a backend software engineer building the Voice Agent product for Deepgram. You will design scalable speech-processing services, integrate AI models, tackle complex system issues, and collaborate with Product to deliver end-to-end features in a fast-paced AI-driven environment.
Location: California
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • ā€¢Improve Deepgramā€™s core inference services including networking, speech processing, model orchestration, and observability.
  • ā€¢Develop integrations with in-house, third-party, and open-source AI models for perception and managing conversational dynamics.
  • ā€¢Debug complex system issues that include networking, scheduling, and highly concurrent workloads.
  • ā€¢Rapidly customize backend services to support customer needs.
  • ā€¢Partner with Product to design and implement new services, features, and/or products end to end.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVision401kRemote WorkLearning BudgetPaid LeaveHome Office

Key Requirements

  • ā€¢3+ years of experience in an industry role.
  • ā€¢Programming experience in Rust (or C, C++), with competence in Python.
  • ā€¢Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal.
  • ā€¢A high level of experience and understanding of version control; preferably git.
  • ā€¢Comprehensive experience with UNIX-style systems.
Experience:3+ yearsVoice AISpeech processing
Skills:RustCC++PythonUNIXGitNetworkingObservability
Tech Stack:RustPythonCC++UNIXGitNetworkingObservability

Company Brief

Deepgram
Deepgram builds a real-time Voice AI platform delivering speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice-agent APIs for developers and enterprises, focusing on low-latency, high-accuracy voice models and scalable deployment options.
Industry: API Platforms
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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