{"jobs":[{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4728544005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"education":"education_optional","internal_job_id":4451776005,"location":{"name":"New York "},"metadata":null,"id":4728544005,"updated_at":"2026-08-27T18:50:42-04:00","requisition_id":"216","title":"Commercial Counsel","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-27T18:50:42-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are looking for a seasoned Commercial Counsel to join as the second hire on our legal team. Reporting directly to our Head of Legal, you will serve as the dedicated legal partner to our high-velocity enterprise sales organization and be the primary legal owner of Assembly’s entire commercial contracting lifecycle.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This role is hybrid, based out of our NYC office (2 days per week).\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Draft, review, and negotiate enterprise-grade Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Data Protection Addendums (DPAs), Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), and other commercial arrangements under tight deadlines.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Negotiate privacy and data protection terms across commercial agreements, including identifying, addressing, and, where needed, escalating key issues arising under GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, and other privacy regulations.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Advise directly on AI-specific contract issues, including model training, intellectual property ownership, and AI data governance.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Apply exceptional business judgment to determine which risks and liabilities the company can absorb or push back on—minimizing unnecessary redlines while protecting the business.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;To thrive in this role, you must possess a mastery of contract drafting mechanics, sharp risk calibration instincts, and the independence to drive MSAs, DPAs, BAAs, and other commercial agreements from initiation to execution with minimal guidance. You understand how to trade off non-critical redlines, hold the line on true company risk, and keep deal momentum moving at start-up speed.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Education \u0026amp;amp; Admission\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;: J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the New York bar.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Core Experience\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;: 3–5 years of hands-on technology commercial contracting experience at a top-tier tech law firm (Gunderson, Fenwick, Cooley, Orrick, Wilson Sonsini, or equivalents) or high-growth AI or SaaS startup.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Mastery of Core Agreements:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; Deep expertise drafting and negotiating MSAs, DPAs, BAAs, and commercial agreements across from sophisticated enterprise counterparties.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Commercial Pragmatism\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;: Ability to balance risk against deal velocity, knowing exactly when to concede a point to close a deal and when to stand firm.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Technical \u0026amp;amp; Privacy Knowledge\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;: Strong working command of global data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA) and a sharp, up-to-date grasp of commercial AI considerations (IP protection, training rights, regulatory trends).\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;High Autonomy \u0026amp;amp; Execution\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;: Self-sufficient operator comfortable carrying a high deal volume with minimal supervision in a fast-moving environment.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $190,000 - $225,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4142078005,"name":"Legal ","child_ids":[],"parent_id":4012976005}],"offices":[{"id":4009161005,"name":"Remote - New York","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":4009039005}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4728544005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4689754005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4432782005,"location":{"name":"San Francisco"},"metadata":null,"id":4689754005,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T13:23:22-04:00","requisition_id":"197","title":"Enterprise Account Executive","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-04-28T13:56:48-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re looking for AssemblyAI’s founding Enterprise Account Executive to own a book of strategic accounts and drive revenue across AssemblyAI’s Voice AI infrastructure offerings. This person will generate pipeline in target accounts, develop strong champions, lead model evaluations, and win over enterprise engineering and product leaders. The ideal candidate has a strong background in enterprise infrastructure or API sales, thrives on building pipeline from scratch, and is energized by working with technical buyers on products that win on performance and developer experience.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This is a cross-functional role that requires close partnership with Applied AI, Research, Engineering, Marketing, and Deployment to shape go-to-market strategy and deliver an exceptional customer experience from first touch through deployment and beyond.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Own a book of enterprise accounts, leading potential customers across the full sales cycle from prospecting through initial production rollout\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Generate pipeline through proactive, creative outbound - including personalized outreach, conferences, exclusive events, and finding warm introductions\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Craft outbound communications that deliver real value to prospects - custom benchmarks, competitive insights, use-case-specific demos that earn replies\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Develop authentic champions within target accounts who advocate for AssemblyAI internally and help shepherd deals to close\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Engage multiple leadership stakeholders in parallel - CTO, CPO, VP Engineering, VP Product, VP of AI, and other technical decision-makers - to build consensus and de-risk deals\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Position AssemblyAI’s value and pricing against alternatives with clear, quantitative and qualitative differentiation\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Drive urgency through business value at every touchpoint, keeping deals moving forward with intent\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Quarterback complex, multi-threaded deals - bringing insights, perspective, and momentum to every customer interaction\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner closely with Customer and Technology Teams to represent the enterprise voice of the customer and shape go-to-market strategy\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;4+ years of enterprise infrastructure or API sales experience closing large deals with engineering and product audiences\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A track record of building pipeline from scratch - experience breaking into cold accounts and creating opportunities where none existed\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Technical fluency - comfortable discussing API architectures, model accuracy tradeoffs, and deployment options with engineers and technical decision-makers\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Demonstrated ability to identify and develop champions who advocate internally on your behalf\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A high sense of urgency and ownership; you move deals forward and don’t let them go stale\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Comfort selling in a frictionless, product-led motion where customers stay because the product wins\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Deep understanding of enterprise procurement, legal, and security review processes, with the ability to drive velocity through complex commercial cycles\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A willingness to travel to drive impact - expect to be on the road 50%+ of each month for customer visits, industry events, and team offsites\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity across our team. Our salary ranges are set to be competitive for our size, stage, and industry, and reflect just one component of the full compensation, benefits, and rewards we offer.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary determinations consider a variety of factors, including relevant experience, technical depth, skills demonstrated during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below represents a general expectation for the posted position. However, we are open to considering candidates who may fall above or below the outlined experience level—in those cases, we will communicate any adjustments to the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The range provided applies to candidates located in the \u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;United States\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;. For candidates outside of the U.S., compensation ranges may differ; any adjustments will be communicated throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Salary range: $300,000 - $370,000\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The expected total compensation for this role is listed above (including base salary and commission). Our total compensation package includes competitive equity grants, 100% employer-paid benefits, and working alongside the team in our San Francisco or New York City office. A 401k match up to 4% is offered to all US-based full time team members.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012974005,"name":"Sales","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009161005,"name":"Remote - New York","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":4009039005},{"id":4009046005,"name":"Remote - San Francisco","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":4009039005}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4689754005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4734873005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4454994005,"location":{"name":"San Francisco"},"metadata":null,"id":4734873005,"updated_at":"2026-09-17T15:50:56-04:00","requisition_id":"227","title":"Head of Sales, Digital Native","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-09-16T19:31:50-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a Head of Sales, Digital Native to build and lead the sales organization covering the fastest-growing segment of our business: digital native and AI-native companies building on voice. Today this is a small, high-performing team selling into a targeted list of the best accounts building with voice. You will scale it into a multi-layer organization of Account Executives and the front-line managers who lead them, while growing revenue across AssemblyAI\u0026#39;s Voice AI models, orchestration like our Voice Agent API, and LLM Gateway.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This is a builder\u0026#39;s role, not a caretaker\u0026#39;s. You will own the hiring bar, the org design, the territory and target account model, the comp plans, and the operating cadence for the segment. You will personally recruit and develop the first wave of front-line managers, and you\u0026#39;ll be accountable for making a scaling AE org productive fast - not just filling seats.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;You\u0026#39;ll report to the VP of Customer Solutions and work in tight partnership with Applied AI Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Marketing, Engineering, and Research. Our motion is technical, product-led, and evaluation-driven: customers choose us because we win benchmarks and ship the best customer experience. Your team\u0026#39;s job is to get in front of the right builders early, build relationships, get them to run an evals, and convert wins into production usage that compounds.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You\u0026#39;ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Build and lead the digital native sales organization - scaling from a small team of AEs and BDRs today to a larger sales org within the next year\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Own the land number for the segment, focusing on bringing in net new customers and helping them scale up their usage in production\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Hire, onboard, and develop front-line managers; establish the bar, the interview loop, and the ramp plan that make new AEs productive in weeks rather than quarters\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Design the segment\u0026#39;s coverage model - territories, target account tiers, and specialization across a large digital native account list where every company has a real production voice use case\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Build the operating system for the team: forecasting, pipeline inspection, deal reviews, quota and comp design, and the metrics that tell you early whether the org is on track\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner with Applied AI Engineering and Forward Deployed Engineering on the eval-to-production motion, so technical wins convert into deployed, growing usage\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Work with Engineering, Research, and Marketing to shorten the time from product launch to real revenue\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Drive an outbound-first culture where pipeline is created, not waited for, and where outreach earns replies through custom benchmarks, competitive insight, and use-case-specific demos\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Represent the digital native voice of the customer to the leadership team and shape go-to-market strategy as new products launch\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You\u0026#39;ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;8+ years in technical sales with 4+ years leading sales teams, including experience managing managers\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A track record of scaling a sales org through a step change in headcount - you have hired and ramped 10+ reps and built the management layer underneath you, not inherited it\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience selling infrastructure, APIs, or developer platforms to engineering and product buyers; ideally in a usage-based or consumption pricing model\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Fluency with a product-led, bottoms-up motion that layers a sales team on top of self-serve adoption without breaking what already works\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Technical credibility - comfortable discussing API architectures, model accuracy tradeoffs, latency, and deployment options directly with engineers and CTOs\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Demonstrated ability to design territories, quotas, and comp plans that drive the right behavior, and to run a forecast leadership can rely on\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A recruiting instinct - you carry your own network, you close candidates, and you hold a high bar under pressure to fill seats\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;High urgency and comfort with ambiguity; this segment and its product lines are changing quickly and the playbook is being written as you scale\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A willingness to travel to drive impact - expect to be on the road 50%+ of each month for customer visits, industry events, and team offsites\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity across our team. Our salary ranges are set to be competitive for our size, stage, and industry, and reflect just one component of the full compensation, benefits, and rewards we offer.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary determinations consider a variety of factors, including relevant experience, technical depth, skills demonstrated during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below represents a general expectation for the posted position. However, we are open to considering candidates who may fall above or below the outlined experience level—in those cases, we will communicate any adjustments to the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The range provided applies to candidates located in the \u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;United States\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;. For candidates outside of the U.S., compensation ranges may differ; any adjustments will be communicated throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Compensation:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; $350,000–$450,000 in on-target earnings (OTE)\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The expected total compensation for this role is listed above (including base salary and commission). Our total compensation package includes competitive equity grants, 100% employer-paid benefits, and working alongside the team in our San Francisco or New York City office. A 401k match up to 4% is offered to all US-based full time team members.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012974005,"name":"Sales","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009046005,"name":"Remote - San Francisco","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":4009039005}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4734873005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4732736005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4453991005,"location":{"name":"United States"},"metadata":null,"id":4732736005,"updated_at":"2026-09-14T11:48:01-04:00","requisition_id":"225","title":"Security Operations Engineer","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-09-10T12:21:07-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI runs a mature, multi-framework security and compliance program—including SOC 2 (all trust criteria), ISO 27001, and PCI 4.0—that protects the infrastructure and customer data behind our industry-leading Voice AI API. We\u0026#39;re hiring a Security Operations Engineer to join our IT \u0026amp;amp; Security team and take day-to-day ownership of the operational backbone of that program.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This role is centered on security operations and GRC: running compliance audit cycles end to end, gathering and organizing evidence, enforcing and verifying controls, executing access reviews, managing vulnerability triage and remediation follow-up, and responding to customer security questionnaires. It\u0026#39;s the work that turns a security program on paper into one that demonstrably runs. You\u0026#39;ll also have room to grow the technical side of the role. We automate wherever we can, and you\u0026#39;ll be encouraged to build scripts, integrations, and tooling that reduce manual toil and improve the program.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This is a high-ownership role on a small team. You\u0026#39;ll work closely with engineers across the company, partner with sales and legal on customer-facing security needs, and have a direct hand in how AssemblyAI enforces security across its products, infrastructure, and internal tools—including a rapidly growing landscape of agentic AI development.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You\u0026#39;ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Drive SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI 4.0, and other compliance audit cycles: gather and organize evidence, document, design, and build controls, coordinate directly with auditors through fieldwork, and collaborate with internal teams on remediation.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Own the compliance automation platform (Vanta): monitor control status, chase down failing checks, keep integrations healthy, and update the risk register as the business and infrastructure evolve.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Run vendor and third-party risk reviews, security assessments of new tools, periodic re-reviews, and track subprocessor and vendor inventories.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner with sales and legal responding to customer and vendor security questionnaires, RFP security sections, and trust-and-safety inquiries.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Drive vulnerability triage and prioritization across teams, tracking remediation against SLAs and reporting metrics to stakeholders.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Monitor and respond to alerts from endpoint, cloud, identity, and application security tools; investigate, escalate, and close the loop.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Support incident response for security events: evidence collection, timeline construction, documentation, and tracking of post-incident action items.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Maintain and improve security runbooks, process documentation, and operational playbooks.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Build automation to reduce the manual burden via scripts, integrations, reporting, and tooling.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You\u0026#39;ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;3+ years of experience in security operations, GRC, IT security, or a related role\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;2+ years of experience with compliance audit cycles—you\u0026#39;ve gathered evidence, documented controls, and worked with auditors\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;One or more security certifications—CISA, Security+, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience executing recurring security operations work: security reviews, vulnerability tracking, alert triage, or control monitoring\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong organization—you can run a multi-week evidence collection cycle across many stakeholders without dropping threads\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong written communication skills—you\u0026#39;ll write audit documentation, security questionnaire responses, policy documents, and runbooks regularly\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Proficiency in Python and comfort reading code written by others\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, or similar) to write scripts, build automations, and accelerate documentation—AI tool fluency is a core expectation at AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Role is for US based candidates only\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Nice to have\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Application security fundamentals: threat modeling, secure code review, or familiarity with common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10, CWE)\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience with security tooling across the development lifecycle—SAST, SCA, DAST, secret scanning, or IaC scanning—and routing findings to the right owners\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD pipeline security\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), including IAM concepts, and of identity and SaaS administration\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience building or maintaining SIEM detections, queries, and alerting pipelines\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Familiarity with endpoint security platforms and cloud security posture tooling\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience securing AI/ML systems or inference infrastructure\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience at a high-growth startup in a security role\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Salary range: \u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;$180,000 - $220,000 USD\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The expected base compensation for this role is listed above. Our total compensation package includes competitive equity grants, 100% employer-paid benefits, and the flexibility of being fully remote. A 401k match up to 4% is offered to all US-based full time team members.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4732736005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4726289005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4449283005,"location":{"name":"Seattle"},"metadata":null,"id":4726289005,"updated_at":"2026-08-20T18:08:01-04:00","requisition_id":"215","title":"Senior Design Engineer ","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-20T18:07:53-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a Senior Design Engineer to own the craft and feel of AssemblyAI\u0026#39;s product experience end to end. This person will design and build the interfaces our developers live in, from the Playground to the dashboard, and hold the bar on how everything looks, moves, and feels, not just whether it works. This person should have a strong design background paired with real frontend engineering ability, and be deeply interested in what exceptional product design looks like in an AI-native, developer-facing product.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;You lead with design. Engineering is how you bring that design to life, because you don\u0026#39;t have to hand your vision off to someone else to build it. 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Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $180,000 - $240,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4726289005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4726291005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4449283005,"location":{"name":"Los Angeles"},"metadata":null,"id":4726291005,"updated_at":"2026-08-20T18:08:54-04:00","requisition_id":"215","title":"Senior Design Engineer ","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-20T18:08:54-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a Senior Design Engineer to own the craft and feel of AssemblyAI\u0026#39;s product experience end to end. This person will design and build the interfaces our developers live in, from the Playground to the dashboard, and hold the bar on how everything looks, moves, and feels, not just whether it works. This person should have a strong design background paired with real frontend engineering ability, and be deeply interested in what exceptional product design looks like in an AI-native, developer-facing product.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;You lead with design. Engineering is how you bring that design to life, because you don\u0026#39;t have to hand your vision off to someone else to build it. 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Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $180,000 - $240,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4726291005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4726292005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4449283005,"location":{"name":"Chicago"},"metadata":null,"id":4726292005,"updated_at":"2026-08-20T18:23:19-04:00","requisition_id":"215","title":"Senior Design Engineer ","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-20T18:09:26-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a Senior Design Engineer to own the craft and feel of AssemblyAI\u0026#39;s product experience end to end. This person will design and build the interfaces our developers live in, from the Playground to the dashboard, and hold the bar on how everything looks, moves, and feels, not just whether it works. This person should have a strong design background paired with real frontend engineering ability, and be deeply interested in what exceptional product design looks like in an AI-native, developer-facing product.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;You lead with design. Engineering is how you bring that design to life, because you don\u0026#39;t have to hand your vision off to someone else to build it. 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Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $180,000 - $240,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4726292005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4726286005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4449283005,"location":{"name":"San Francisco"},"metadata":null,"id":4726286005,"updated_at":"2026-08-20T18:07:49-04:00","requisition_id":"215","title":"Senior Design Engineer ","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-20T18:07:49-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a Senior Design Engineer to own the craft and feel of AssemblyAI\u0026#39;s product experience end to end. This person will design and build the interfaces our developers live in, from the Playground to the dashboard, and hold the bar on how everything looks, moves, and feels, not just whether it works. This person should have a strong design background paired with real frontend engineering ability, and be deeply interested in what exceptional product design looks like in an AI-native, developer-facing product.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;You lead with design. Engineering is how you bring that design to life, because you don\u0026#39;t have to hand your vision off to someone else to build it. 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Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $180,000 - $240,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4726286005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4726288005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4449283005,"location":{"name":"New York City"},"metadata":null,"id":4726288005,"updated_at":"2026-08-20T18:08:11-04:00","requisition_id":"215","title":"Senior Design Engineer ","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-20T18:07:51-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a Senior Design Engineer to own the craft and feel of AssemblyAI\u0026#39;s product experience end to end. This person will design and build the interfaces our developers live in, from the Playground to the dashboard, and hold the bar on how everything looks, moves, and feels, not just whether it works. This person should have a strong design background paired with real frontend engineering ability, and be deeply interested in what exceptional product design looks like in an AI-native, developer-facing product.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;You lead with design. Engineering is how you bring that design to life, because you don\u0026#39;t have to hand your vision off to someone else to build it. You care about the details other people skip: interaction states, motion, hierarchy, information density, the difference between a UI that works and one that feels right.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This is a cross-functional role that requires close partnership with engineering, marketing and sales, and the judgment to move from a rough idea to a polished, shipped experience without waiting for a spec.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Own the visual and interaction design of our core product surfaces, then build them in production React and TypeScript\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Set the bar for UX quality across the product: interaction states, motion, hierarchy, and the details that separate a working interface from one that feels considered\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Take rough product ideas and turn them into polished, high-fidelity experiences, prototyping quickly to pressure-test direction before we commit\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Shape and steward our design system and visual language so quality scales as the product grows\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner directly with engineering and marketing on direction, not just execution\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Use AI tooling and agents as a core part of how you work, designing and shipping faster because of it\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A strong portfolio of shipped product work that demonstrates real design taste and craft\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Genuine UX and visual design ability, from concept through high-fidelity execution\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Deep proficiency in Figma, comfortable moving from low-fidelity exploration to high-fidelity, dev-ready designs and maintaining shared component libraries\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Solid frontend engineering skills, comfortable building production interfaces in modern React and TypeScript\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Fluency with AI-assisted design and development, and a real instinct for building AI-native interfaces\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Comfort operating with ambiguity and owning outcomes end to end\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Nice To Have:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Motion design chops, comfortable using animation and micro-interactions to make an interface feel alive and guide attention, not just decorate it\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Illustration or visual storytelling ability, able to create original graphics, diagrams, or brand-aligned artwork that elevates the product and marketing surfaces\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience designing for developer platforms or API-first products, and a feel for what makes technical tools intuitive to build on\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $180,000 - $240,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4726288005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4723627005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4449283005,"location":{"name":"United States "},"metadata":null,"id":4723627005,"updated_at":"2026-08-18T12:19:39-04:00","requisition_id":"215","title":"Senior Design Engineer ","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-12T15:21:50-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a Senior Design Engineer to own the craft and feel of AssemblyAI\u0026#39;s product experience end to end. This person will design and build the interfaces our developers live in, from the Playground to the dashboard, and hold the bar on how everything looks, moves, and feels, not just whether it works. This person should have a strong design background paired with real frontend engineering ability, and be deeply interested in what exceptional product design looks like in an AI-native, developer-facing product.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;You lead with design. Engineering is how you bring that design to life, because you don\u0026#39;t have to hand your vision off to someone else to build it. You care about the details other people skip: interaction states, motion, hierarchy, information density, the difference between a UI that works and one that feels right.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This is a cross-functional role that requires close partnership with engineering, marketing and sales, and the judgment to move from a rough idea to a polished, shipped experience without waiting for a spec.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Own the visual and interaction design of our core product surfaces, then build them in production React and TypeScript\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Set the bar for UX quality across the product: interaction states, motion, hierarchy, and the details that separate a working interface from one that feels considered\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Take rough product ideas and turn them into polished, high-fidelity experiences, prototyping quickly to pressure-test direction before we commit\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Shape and steward our design system and visual language so quality scales as the product grows\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner directly with engineering and marketing on direction, not just execution\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Use AI tooling and agents as a core part of how you work, designing and shipping faster because of it\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A strong portfolio of shipped product work that demonstrates real design taste and craft\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Genuine UX and visual design ability, from concept through high-fidelity execution\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Deep proficiency in Figma, comfortable moving from low-fidelity exploration to high-fidelity, dev-ready designs and maintaining shared component libraries\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Solid frontend engineering skills, comfortable building production interfaces in modern React and TypeScript\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Fluency with AI-assisted design and development, and a real instinct for building AI-native interfaces\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Comfort operating with ambiguity and owning outcomes end to end\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Nice To Have:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Motion design chops, comfortable using animation and micro-interactions to make an interface feel alive and guide attention, not just decorate it\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Illustration or visual storytelling ability, able to create original graphics, diagrams, or brand-aligned artwork that elevates the product and marketing surfaces\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience designing for developer platforms or API-first products, and a feel for what makes technical tools intuitive to build on\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $180,000 - $240,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4723627005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4728788005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4451911005,"location":{"name":"Remote - North America"},"metadata":null,"id":4728788005,"updated_at":"2026-09-17T17:22:56-04:00","requisition_id":"217","title":"Senior GTM AI Engineer","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-08-28T18:01:46-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the Role\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re hiring our first \u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Senior GTM AI Engineer\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;. This is a software engineering job inside the revenue org. You will build the pipelines, internal tools, and agents that decide which companies we go after, how we reach them, and what our sellers see when they open their laptop in the morning.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Most of what a sales ops team used to do by hand is now something you can write software to do. Finding every company building voice AI before they contact us. Researching an account and drafting the first email. Watching product usage and telling an AE when a customer is about to expand or churn. Keeping the CRM clean without anyone filling in forms. You will build those systems, run them in production, and be judged on whether pipeline and revenue move.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Your users are our AEs, SDRs, and GTM leaders. Your job is to make a small team perform like one three times its size.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You\u0026#39;ll Do\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Write code every day. Python services, SQL models, scheduled jobs, and small internal apps are most of the job. You\u0026#39;ll use Claude Code and similar tools to ship in days what used to take a quarter.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Build agents that do the work: account research, lead qualification, outreach drafting, CRM hygiene, and usage monitoring. Design them, give them tools and data, evaluate their output, and keep them running.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Turn product usage data in BigQuery and Looker into signals sellers act on: usage alerts, expansion triggers, and account health scores.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Build the account targeting machine: sourcing, enrichment, dedupe, and ICP scoring, from raw data to a ranked list in a rep\u0026#39;s queue.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Integrate the systems the team already uses (our CRM, enrichment providers, outbound tools) so data moves between them without a human in the loop.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Keep funnel data trustworthy: routing rules, field governance, and attribution.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Prototype fast, measure what works, kill what doesn\u0026#39;t, and work directly with Sales and Marketing leadership on what to build next.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Document what you build so it keeps running without you.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You\u0026#39;ll Need\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;4+ years as a software engineer, data engineer, or growth/GTM engineer, with time spent shipping systems that other people depend on.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong Python and SQL. You have owned production automations end to end: APIs, webhooks, scheduled jobs, retries, error handling, and monitoring.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience building with LLMs beyond a single prompt: multi-step agents, tool use, retrieval, and evaluation. You can tell whether an agent\u0026#39;s output is good, and you know when a plain script is the better tool.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;AI-assisted development is how you work. You use Claude Code or similar tools daily, and you have the engineering judgment to review, test, and stand behind what they produce.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Solid fundamentals: clean code, version control, code review, debugging, and a habit of thinking in systems. You do not need an engineering team to ship.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Curiosity about how a sales org works. You don\u0026#39;t need a RevOps background, but you need to care about how deals get found and closed, and be willing to learn our CRM and the tools around it quickly.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A builder\u0026#39;s mindset with an operator\u0026#39;s judgment: you scope for business impact, ship iteratively, and measure results in pipeline and revenue.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Low ego, high ownership, and comfort being the single-threaded owner of an entire domain.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Nice to Have\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Hands-on Salesforce or other CRM work at the object and API level, or experience with enrichment and outbound tools like Clay.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;dbt, BigQuery, and Looker, or an equivalent warehouse and BI stack.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Time at a developer-facing or API-first company, or selling to technical buyers.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;You\u0026#39;ve been the first engineer in a sales or growth org and built the function from scratch.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: \u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;$160,000 to $220,000\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4041047005,"name":"Business Operations","child_ids":[4142077005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4728788005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4729671005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4452352005,"location":{"name":"Remote"},"metadata":null,"id":4729671005,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T18:19:44-04:00","requisition_id":"219","title":"Senior Research Engineer","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-09-01T13:01:55-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the Role\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re looking for a \u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Senior Research Engineer\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; to join our Research team, developing and improving the systems behind large-scale distributed training, data processing, and inference. Our goal as an organization is to solve customer problems and improve our products quickly through model development and measurement — and how fast we move depends on how quickly anyone here can run an experiment, measure it, and find out what\u0026#39;s wrong. Raising that ceiling is the heart of this role. You\u0026#39;ll be working inside the pipeline you\u0026#39;re improving, not alongside it.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of modern deep learning systems, combined with strong engineering expertise across JAX and TPUs, layer-level optimization, large-scale distributed training, streaming, low-latency and asynchronous inference, inference compilers, and advanced parallelization techniques.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This is a cross-functional role. You\u0026#39;ll work closely with our researchers, our infrastructure team, and production engineering — not as a handoff point, but as the person who learns enough of each domain to follow problems through to resolution. At times you\u0026#39;ll train models, run evaluations, and analyze data yourself, both to deliver impact directly and to learn what\u0026#39;s worth building to multiply the team\u0026#39;s work. The bar is someone who understands the end-to-end impact they intend to make, measures it from the outset, and would rather find out they were wrong in a week than in a quarter. That discipline is what turns cross-functional ownership into an advantage.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The role is embedded within the Research team.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Do\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Raise the team\u0026#39;s experimental velocity — make it faster to launch an experiment job, get a number back you can trust, and know what to try next.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Maintain and evolve our JAX training framework, keeping it scalable and efficient for large-scale distributed training runs on TPU.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Improve the data our models learn from: investigating quality issues, building the tooling to surface them, and turning what you find into measurable accuracy gains.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Analyze the accuracy of production models, build evaluation harnesses, and work out which improvements will matter most to customers.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Translate research prototypes into production-ready systems, refactoring and modernizing model architectures and infrastructure along the way.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Optimize production inference for speech language models, both from a serving architecture perspective and through advanced techniques such as quantization and speculative decoding.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks across the stack, from low-level kernels (XLA, Pallas) to high-level system design.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner with researchers, infrastructure, and production engineering to trace problems to their real source and ship fixes that hold.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Need\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Expert-level proficiency with JAX and TPUs\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;, including the surrounding ecosystem (Flax, Optax, the XLA compilation pipeline).\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Measurement discipline.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; You define what success looks like before you start, you stay skeptical of your own results until they hold up, and you treat an unexplained improvement as a problem rather than a win.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Appetite for the whole pipeline.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; Your core strength might be JAX and TPU performance, but when a customer issue traces back to a data problem or an evaluation blind spot, you want to go find it yourself. The people who do well here went deep in one area first, then kept expanding outward.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong experience optimizing inference systems for production, ideally with LLMs or speech models.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Deep understanding of distributed training at scale, modern deep learning systems, and ML infrastructure best practices.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Familiarity with modern inference optimization techniques: continuous batching, KV-cache management, sharding strategies, quantization.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Enthusiasm for refactoring and improving existing systems — you thrive on making products and code faster and better.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong Python skills; C++ or Rust experience for kernel-level work is a plus.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Excellent communication and a collaborative mindset — you can clearly explain complex tradeoffs and prioritize high-impact work.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Bonus\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Domain knowledge in Speech-to-Text:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; ASR architectures, audio processing, streaming inference.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $270,000 - $310,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012973005,"name":"Research ","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009179005,"name":"Remote","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4729671005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4729799005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4451981005,"location":{"name":"Washington D.C."},"metadata":null,"id":4729799005,"updated_at":"2026-09-01T16:08:03-04:00","requisition_id":"218","title":"Senior Software Engineer, Inference","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-09-01T16:08:03-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re hiring a Software Engineer to help turn cutting-edge AI research into products our customers rely on every day. You\u0026#39;ll sit on a fast-paced engineering team between our research org and our Applied teams, taking new model capabilities from proof of concept to robust, well-documented APIs serving production traffic at scale.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Design and ship customer-facing APIs that expose new model capabilities, owning them from prototype through launch and ongoing iteration.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Scale inference infrastructure to support our 1M+ api users\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner with researchers to productionize new techniques. For example, turning a notebook or POC into something with the latency, reliability, and ergonomics customers expect.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Work with our customers and Applied teams to understand how users are building with our products, and feed that back into product design and research direction.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Contribute across the stack as needed: backend services, inference infrastructure, SDKs, internal tooling.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong backend engineering experience, including building and supporting machine learning infrastructure and/or customer-facing APIs in production.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Comfort operating with ambiguity. Research timelines and product timelines don\u0026#39;t always line up, and you\u0026#39;re energized rather than frustrated by that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Genuine curiosity about AI/ML. You don\u0026#39;t need to be a researcher, but you should want to understand what the models are doing well enough to make good engineering decisions around them.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong collaboration skills. You\u0026#39;ll be working daily with researchers, applied engineers, and sometimes customers, people with very different contexts and priorities, and the role only works if you enjoy that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $190,000 - $225,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4729799005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4729800005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4451981005,"location":{"name":"New York"},"metadata":null,"id":4729800005,"updated_at":"2026-09-01T16:08:05-04:00","requisition_id":"218","title":"Senior Software Engineer, Inference","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-09-01T16:08:05-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. 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Research timelines and product timelines don\u0026#39;t always line up, and you\u0026#39;re energized rather than frustrated by that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Genuine curiosity about AI/ML. You don\u0026#39;t need to be a researcher, but you should want to understand what the models are doing well enough to make good engineering decisions around them.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong collaboration skills. You\u0026#39;ll be working daily with researchers, applied engineers, and sometimes customers, people with very different contexts and priorities, and the role only works if you enjoy that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $190,000 - $225,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4729800005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4729804005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4451981005,"location":{"name":"Toronto"},"metadata":null,"id":4729804005,"updated_at":"2026-09-01T16:12:16-04:00","requisition_id":"218","title":"Senior Software Engineer, Inference","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-09-01T16:12:16-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. 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Research timelines and product timelines don\u0026#39;t always line up, and you\u0026#39;re energized rather than frustrated by that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Genuine curiosity about AI/ML. You don\u0026#39;t need to be a researcher, but you should want to understand what the models are doing well enough to make good engineering decisions around them.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong collaboration skills. You\u0026#39;ll be working daily with researchers, applied engineers, and sometimes customers, people with very different contexts and priorities, and the role only works if you enjoy that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. 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Our models serve 600M+ inference calls monthly, process 1M+ hours of audio daily, and power 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re hiring a Software Engineer to help turn cutting-edge AI research into products our customers rely on every day. 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In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $190,000 - $225,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4728911005/ai_opt_out"},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/assemblyai/jobs/4729798005","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":4451981005,"location":{"name":"Chicago"},"metadata":null,"id":4729798005,"updated_at":"2026-09-01T16:08:01-04:00","requisition_id":"218","title":"Senior Software Engineer, Inference","company_name":"AssemblyAI","first_published":"2026-09-01T16:08:01-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why AssemblyAI\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI builds the 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 2 billion+ end-user experiences. The Voice AI space is at an inflection point; we’re looking for folks truly excited to join a small team and help define the future of the industry.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are one of the most capital-efficient AI companies on the planet - with under 100 people generating roughly $600K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing AI companies today. That\u0026#39;s not an accident; it\u0026#39;s a deliberate choice to stay lean, move fast, and give every person on the team outsized ownership and impact. With thousands of customers including Granola, Fireflies, Figure AI, and CallRail, the company has real scale - processing over 2 million hours of audio daily and handling more than 1 million API calls every day. This is a rare growth-stage opportunity where the business is proven and the trajectory is steep, but the team is still small enough that your fingerprints are on everything.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you\u0026#39;ve ever felt buried under layers of bureaucracy, starved of real ownership, or frustrated watching your work disappear into a slow-moving org, AssemblyAI is built differently. The company operates as a true meritocracy, with no heavy planning or approval processes and no gatekeeping on the tools or information you need. For anyone who genuinely cares about voice AI, not as a trend to chase, but as a technology to build,\u0026amp;nbsp; this is the place where the most interesting problems at the most interesting scale are being solved by a team small enough that you\u0026#39;ll actually know everyone\u0026#39;s name.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. No matter your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the role:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;re hiring a Software Engineer to help turn cutting-edge AI research into products our customers rely on every day. You\u0026#39;ll sit on a fast-paced engineering team between our research org and our Applied teams, taking new model capabilities from proof of concept to robust, well-documented APIs serving production traffic at scale.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Do:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Design and ship customer-facing APIs that expose new model capabilities, owning them from prototype through launch and ongoing iteration.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Scale inference infrastructure to support our 1M+ api users\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Partner with researchers to productionize new techniques. For example, turning a notebook or POC into something with the latency, reliability, and ergonomics customers expect.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Work with our customers and Applied teams to understand how users are building with our products, and feed that back into product design and research direction.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Contribute across the stack as needed: backend services, inference infrastructure, SDKs, internal tooling.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What You’ll Need:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong backend engineering experience, including building and supporting machine learning infrastructure and/or customer-facing APIs in production.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Comfort operating with ambiguity. Research timelines and product timelines don\u0026#39;t always line up, and you\u0026#39;re energized rather than frustrated by that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Genuine curiosity about AI/ML. You don\u0026#39;t need to be a researcher, but you should want to understand what the models are doing well enough to make good engineering decisions around them.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong collaboration skills. You\u0026#39;ll be working daily with researchers, applied engineers, and sometimes customers, people with very different contexts and priorities, and the role only works if you enjoy that.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Pay Transparency:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, stage, and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefit, and other reward opportunities we provide.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range which will be communicated to candidates throughout the interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary range: $190,000 - $225,000\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;AI to Interview:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you’re selected for an interview, please review this \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/candidate-ai-guidance\u0026quot;\u0026gt;resource\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; to better understand how AssemblyAI approaches the use of AI in our interview process.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;GDPR privacy notice:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Candidates from the EU should review \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/legal/gdpr-job-applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice\u0026quot;\u0026gt;this job applicant privacy notice\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; before applying.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Keep Exploring AssemblyAI:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/streaming-speech-to-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Streaming speech-to-text\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/speech-understanding\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Speech Understanding\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; | \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/products/llm-gateway\u0026quot;\u0026gt;LLM Gateway\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/playground/source\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Try the Playground\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/announcing-our-50m-series-c-to-build-superhuman-speech-ai-models/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Our $50M Series C fundraise\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.youtube.com/@AssemblyAI\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Check us out on YouTube!\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4012977005,"name":"Engineering","child_ids":[4012981005,4037688005,4039179005,4016169005],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4009039005,"name":"Remote - North America","location":null,"child_ids":[4011170005,4009168005,4017732005,4017733005,4009046005,4009050005,4009161005,4009163005,4009166005,4009169005,4009170005,4009162005,4009165005,4009164005,4009167005,4011171005,4011172005,4011173005],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app5.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/4729798005/ai_opt_out"}],"meta":{"total":18}}