Senior Software Engineer, Inference
Assemblyai · Washington D.C.
About this role
### Why AssemblyAI AssemblyAI builds best-in-class Voice AI models powering the next generation of voice applications. Our models serve **600M+ inference calls monthly**, process **1M+ hours of audio daily**, and power **2B+ end-user experiences**. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point, and we’re looking for people excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry. We’re a capital-efficient AI company (under 100 people generating roughly **$600K ARR per employee**) and operate with a lean, fast-moving culture—high ownership, minimal bureaucracy, and no gatekeeping on tools or information. ### About the role We’re hiring a **Software Engineer (Inference)** to help turn cutting-edge AI research into products our customers rely on every day. You’ll work on a fast-paced engineering team between our research org and Applied teams—taking new model capabilities from **proof of concept** to **robust, well-documented APIs** serving production traffic at scale. ### What You’ll Do - Design and ship **customer-facing APIs** that expose new model capabilities, owning them from prototype through launch and ongoing iteration. - Scale **inference infrastructure** to support our **1M+ API users**. - Partner with researchers to **productionize new techniques**—turning notebooks/POCs into solutions with the **latency, reliability, and ergonomics** customers expect. - Work with customers and Applied teams to understand how users build with our products, and feed insights back into product design and research direction. - Contribute across the stack as needed: **backend services, inference infrastructure, SDKs**, and more.
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