Senior Software Engineer, Voice AI

Cloaked

. Design and ship production voice agents that talk with unknown callers, classify intent, and block scams autonomously .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and shipping production voice AI products, with a strong focus on real-time systems, low latency optimization, and cloud infrastructure. Proficient in leveraging modern voice AI stacks and AI coding tools to enhance product quality and security.

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Voice AI Product DevelopmentReal-Time Systems OptimizationPython And/Or Go ProgrammingCloud Infrastructure ExperienceConversational AI Frameworks

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Hard Skills

Production Software DevelopmentReal-Time OrchestrationSpeech-To-Text (STT)Text-To-Speech (TTS)Large Language Models (LLMs)Backend Systems DevelopmentContainerized DeploymentsTelephony And VoIP RoutingAdversarial Machine LearningData Privacy Handling

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCuriosity About AICollaborationKnowledge Sharing

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPCursorClaudeCodexWhisperDeepgramElevenLabsLangChainWebRTC

Industry Keywords

Voice AIConversational AIReal-Time MediaConsumer PrivacyInternet Ethics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonVoIPGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and ship production voice agents that talk with unknown callers, classify intent, and block scams autonomously
Own key components of Call Guard's real-time voice AI stack and contribute to architecture and technical direction
Reduce end-to-end conversational latency across STT, agent reasoning, and TTS
Build defenses against adversarial AI callers, including voice-cloning attacks
Evaluate and integrate frontier LLMs, speech models, and agent frameworks for production use
Build and maintain telephony, VoIP routing, and cloud infrastructure for the voice agent
Partner with product, design, and mobile teams to ship effortless voice experiences
Raise quality through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing
Use AI tools daily to move faster

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years building production software, ideally real-time or distributed systems
Hands-on experience shipping voice or conversational AI products in production
Fluency with modern voice AI stacks: STT (Whisper, Deepgram), TTS (ElevenLabs, Cartesia), and real-time orchestration (LiveKit, Pipecat, or similar)
Production experience with LLMs and agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or equivalents)
Experience optimizing for low latency in real-time systems
Strong Python and/or Go, with experience building scalable, secure backend systems and APIs
Solid cloud infrastructure experience (AWS or GCP, containerized deployments)
Experience shipping consumer products at scale
Daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, Codex) with good judgment on when and how to use them
Telephony, VoIP, SIP, or carrier-level call routing experience is nice to have
WebRTC or real-time media infrastructure experience is nice to have
Background in speech recognition, signal processing, or audio engineering is nice to have
Familiarity with adversarial ML, AI safety, or anti-fraud systems is nice to have
Experience handling PII and sensitive data is nice to have
Prior work on consumer privacy or security products is nice to have
Passion for security, privacy, and internet ethics
Curiosity about frontier voice AI and applied ML
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Startup or growth-stage experience
Ability to work in or relocate to New York City; in-person collaboration is expected

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Bonus
Medical, dental and vision insurance, with Cloaked covering the majority of employee premiums
Company-paid basic life insurance
401(k) with company match
Flexible work arrangements and ability to work remotely as needed
Home office stipend
New company laptop and other role-dependent technology
Competitive PTO, floating holidays and sick days
Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement
Monthly wellness and meals stipend
Lunch and coffee during the workday
Unlimited professional development fund
Conference and industry event attendance opportunities
Team outings and social events
State-of-the-art kitchens with drinks and snacks