Senior Software Engineer, SoundHound AI
Generative Artificial Intelligence, C++
+ Equity
Conversational AI platform
Job no longer available
Conversational AI platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a voice AI platform that exceeds human capabilities and brings value and delight via an ecosystem of billions of products enhanced by innovation and monetization opportunities.
Role
Who you are
- You love writing C++ code but would also love to build out prompt engineering
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 7+ years of relevant industry experience
- You believe in the power of large language models
- You want to build the next generation of conversational voice assistants for restaurants, salons, and more
What the job involves
- We seek an experienced Senior Software Engineer who’s motivated by the opportunity to apply their system design, algorithmic, and programming skills to build conversational voice assistants that leverage Generative AI
- Your impact will be seen in the businesses that rely on our custom assistants to answer customer questions and handle tasks, resulting in AI-powered solutions that wow customers and merchants, improving their ability to interact with each other
- Combine your software engineering skills and the power of large language models to create first-of-its-kind AI capabilities
- Bring new technologies to market quickly while ensuring they operate reliably at scale
- Build understanding and expertise in generative AI services and APIs
- Leverage your ingenuity to ideate the technology powering our SoundHound Smart Answering product
Application process
- When you apply, please include a cover letter telling us why you're the perfect candidate for this role
Our take
The world is becoming ever more voice-enabled, and SoundHound AI have been working for over a decade on their voice AI and conversational intelligence technology to stay ahead. The applications for top tier tech of this sort are vast, from automotive innovation through to restaurant management, and SoundHound AI is firmly leading the pack.
SoundHound AI has developed products with unrivalled accuracy across nearly two dozen languages, giving them a real edge over Google and Amazon’s competing products. To consolidate this lead, the company also made a number of strategic, big-name partnerships to broaden their products’ uptake, with the likes of Tencent, Hyundai, Nvidia, and Samsung counted among them.
By keeping its products customizable and broadly applicable, SoundHound AI was successful in its IPO bid, which will cement its position globally as the sector continues to develop. Although taking a hit from the poor economic climate, alongside many of its fellows, the company has secured post-IPO funds. And it paid off its post-IPO debt in 2024, making it lighter on its feet as it captures new markets and customers in the voice-enabled AI sector.
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Insights
-29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2018
$100m
LATE VC
Jan 2017
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $215m
Company benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Team Events & Happy Hours
- Comprehensive Medical Insurance
- Employee Recognition
- Equity Plans
- Catered Lunches & Tasty Snacks
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Keyvan Mohajer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having taken a PhD at Stanford, Keyvan worked as CTO of InsuranceHotline.com before founding ZumoSoftware, where they spent 4 years as CTO. They founded SoundHound in December 2004, while at Stanford, and have served since as President and CEO.
Majid Emami
(Co-Founder, CSO & SVP of Engineering)After graduating Stanford University, they went onto co-found SoundHound as VP of Engineering, before becoming CSO and SVP of Engineering in 2022.
James Hom
(Co-Founder & CPO)Having earned their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, they went onto co-found SoundHound. First, they lead all product development as VP of Products, before becoming CPO.
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