{"jobs":[{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humeai/jobs/4775962008","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":4282074008,"location":{"name":"NYC, San Jose, or Remote"},"metadata":null,"id":4775962008,"updated_at":"2026-01-09T10:14:13-05:00","requisition_id":"29","title":"AI Researcher","company_name":"Hume AI","first_published":"2025-06-20T11:52:49-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Hume AI is seeking talented AI researchers interested in working with our team to build state-of-the-art speech-language models (SLMs). Our new SLM training method—reinforcement learning from human expression (RLHE)—learns human preferences from behavior in millions of audio and video recordings, making SLMs superhumanly helpful, interesting, funny, eloquent, honest, and altruistic. Join us in the heart of New York City and contribute to our endeavor to ensure that AI is guided by human values, the most pivotal challenge (and opportunity) of the 21st century.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;About Us\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div id=\u0026quot;message-list_1767964628.209079\u0026quot; class=\u0026quot;c-virtual_list__item\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;virtual-list-item\u0026quot; data-item-key=\u0026quot;1767964628.209079\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message_container\u0026quot; data-qa-unprocessed=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-qa-placeholder=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-msg-ts=\u0026quot;1767964628.209079\u0026quot; data-msg-channel-id=\u0026quot;D06QR4H095W\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__hover\u0026quot; data-qa-hover=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__gutter\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__gutter__right\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message_content\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-block_kit_renderer\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;block-kit-renderer\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-rich_text_block\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;p-rich_text_section\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Hume AI is a Series B startup dedicated to building artificial intelligence that is directly optimized for human well-being. We’re gearing up to launch the next generation of Octave and EVI, our foundational speech-language models for voice generation and powering real-time empathic AI assistants for any application.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Our models understand and generate subtle tones of voice, word emphasis, and more and the reactions of users. They are rated higher than models by OpenAI and others on empathy, expressiveness, naturalness, and speed, instantly speak with 100K+ unique voices and styles, stream language, emotion, and reasoning – all at once, and are fast enough to feel truly conversational (\u0026amp;lt;300ms latency). Try them at\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;http://hume.ai/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;http://hume.ai\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;hume.ai\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Our goal is to enable a future in which technology draws on an understanding of human emotional expression to better serve human goals. As part of our mission, we also conduct groundbreaking scientific research, publish in leading scientific journals like\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01489-2\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01489-2\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Nature\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and support a non-profit, The Hume Initiative, that has released the first concrete ethical guidelines for empathic AI (\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;http://www.thehumeinitiative.org/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;http://www.thehumeinitiative.org\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;www.thehumeinitiative.org\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;). You can learn more about us on our website (\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://hume.ai/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://hume.ai/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;https://hume.ai/\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;) and read about us in\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.wired.com/story/hume-ai-emotional-intelligence/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.wired.com/story/hume-ai-emotional-intelligence/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;WIRED\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/03/27/feeling-sad-excited-or-bored-this-startup-claims-its-ai-can-mostly-tell/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/03/27/feeling-sad-excited-or-bored-this-startup-claims-its-ai-can-mostly-tell/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Forbes\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://venturebeat.com/ai/who-needs-gpt-4o-voice-mode-humes-evi-2-is-here-with-emotionally-inflected-voice-ai-and-api/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://venturebeat.com/ai/who-needs-gpt-4o-voice-mode-humes-evi-2-is-here-with-emotionally-inflected-voice-ai-and-api/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Venturebeat\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div id=\u0026quot;message-list_bottomSpacer\u0026quot; class=\u0026quot;c-virtual_list__item\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;virtual-list-item\u0026quot; data-item-key=\u0026quot;bottomSpacer\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the Role\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are looking for talented researchers with relevant publications, 2+ years of experience in a research role in industry, and/or a proven track record of contributions to open source language, audio, or video models. (A PhD is neither necessary nor sufficient.) In this role, you will build out software systems that support distributed model training, inference, and benchmarking as well as massive-scale data collection, storage, preprocessing, and analysis. You will be working to solve some of today’s most exciting AI research problems at industry scale.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Requirements\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Expertise in the Python ecosystem and popular ML libraries and tools (e.g. PyTorch)\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Experience writing robust and maintainable production-ready code\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Comfort iterating quickly on new and uncertain research directions\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li data-stringify-indent=\u0026quot;0\u0026quot; data-stringify-border=\u0026quot;0\u0026quot;\u0026gt;2+ years of experience contributing to the training and/or fine-tuning of models with large-scale datasets of text, audio, image, and/or video data (predictive or generative)\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Application Note\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Please apply only to the position that best aligns with your qualifications. 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If you’re interested in joining the effort, simply fill out this application and we’ll reach out if there’s a good fit!\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;About Us\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div id=\u0026quot;message-list_1767971036.944059\u0026quot; class=\u0026quot;c-virtual_list__item\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;virtual-list-item\u0026quot; data-item-key=\u0026quot;1767971036.944059\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message_container\u0026quot; data-qa-unprocessed=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-qa-placeholder=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-msg-ts=\u0026quot;1767971036.944059\u0026quot; data-msg-channel-id=\u0026quot;D06QR4H095W\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__hover\u0026quot; data-qa-hover=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__gutter\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__gutter__right\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message_content\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-block_kit_renderer\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;block-kit-renderer\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-rich_text_block\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;p-rich_text_section\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Hume AI is a Series B startup dedicated to building artificial intelligence that is directly optimized for human well-being. We’re gearing up to launch the next generation of Octave and EVI, our foundational speech-language models for voice generation and powering real-time empathic AI assistants for any application.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Our models understand and generate subtle tones of voice, word emphasis, and more and the reactions of users. They are rated higher than models by OpenAI and others on empathy, expressiveness, naturalness, and speed, instantly speak with 100K+ unique voices and styles, stream language, emotion, and reasoning – all at once, and are fast enough to feel truly conversational (\u0026amp;lt;300ms latency). Try them at\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;http://hume.ai/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;http://hume.ai\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;hume.ai\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Our goal is to enable a future in which technology draws on an understanding of human emotional expression to better serve human goals. As part of our mission, we also conduct groundbreaking scientific research, publish in leading scientific journals like\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01489-2\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01489-2\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Nature\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and support a non-profit, The Hume Initiative, that has released the first concrete ethical guidelines for empathic AI (\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;http://www.thehumeinitiative.org/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;http://www.thehumeinitiative.org\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;www.thehumeinitiative.org\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;). You can learn more about us on our website (\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://hume.ai/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://hume.ai/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;https://hume.ai/\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;) and read about us in\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.wired.com/story/hume-ai-emotional-intelligence/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.wired.com/story/hume-ai-emotional-intelligence/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;WIRED\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/03/27/feeling-sad-excited-or-bored-this-startup-claims-its-ai-can-mostly-tell/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/03/27/feeling-sad-excited-or-bored-this-startup-claims-its-ai-can-mostly-tell/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Forbes\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://venturebeat.com/ai/who-needs-gpt-4o-voice-mode-humes-evi-2-is-here-with-emotionally-inflected-voice-ai-and-api/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://venturebeat.com/ai/who-needs-gpt-4o-voice-mode-humes-evi-2-is-here-with-emotionally-inflected-voice-ai-and-api/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Venturebeat\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div id=\u0026quot;message-list_bottomSpacer\u0026quot; class=\u0026quot;c-virtual_list__item\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;virtual-list-item\u0026quot; data-item-key=\u0026quot;bottomSpacer\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Application Note\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Please apply only to the position that best aligns with your qualifications. If you submit multiple applications or have applied within the past 6 months, only your initial submission will be considered.\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-pay-transparency\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-input\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Annual Salary\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-range\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$130,000\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span class=\u0026quot;divider\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026amp;mdash;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$230,000 USD\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4005041008,"name":"Other","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4003297008,"name":"New York Office","location":"New York, New York, United States","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null},{"id":4003298008,"name":"Remote","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":null},{"id":4008894008,"name":"San Jose Office","location":"San Jose, California, United States","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}]},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humeai/jobs/5064248008","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":4401013008,"location":{"name":"New York, New York, United States"},"metadata":null,"id":5064248008,"updated_at":"2026-01-11T22:34:46-05:00","requisition_id":"34","title":"Senior Platform Engineer","company_name":"Hume AI","first_published":"2026-01-11T22:24:52-05:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;We are seeking a talented senior software engineer with strong experience in backend services and cloud infrastructure platforms to advance our core mission: using the world’s most advanced technology for emotion understanding to build empathy and goal-alignment into AI. Join us in New York City, or wherever you are located, and contribute to our endeavor to ensure that AI is guided by human values, the most pivotal challenge (and opportunity) of the 21st century.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;About Us\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div id=\u0026quot;message-list_1767971036.944059\u0026quot; class=\u0026quot;c-virtual_list__item\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;virtual-list-item\u0026quot; data-item-key=\u0026quot;1767971036.944059\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message_container\u0026quot; data-qa-unprocessed=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-qa-placeholder=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-msg-ts=\u0026quot;1767971036.944059\u0026quot; data-msg-channel-id=\u0026quot;D06QR4H095W\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__hover\u0026quot; data-qa-hover=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__gutter\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__gutter__right\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message_content\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;message-text\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-block_kit_renderer\u0026quot; data-qa=\u0026quot;block-kit-renderer\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;p-rich_text_block\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;p-rich_text_section\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Hume AI is a Series B startup dedicated to building artificial intelligence that is directly optimized for human well-being. We’re gearing up to launch the next generation of Octave and EVI, our foundational speech-language models for voice generation and powering real-time empathic AI assistants for any application.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Our models understand and generate subtle tones of voice, word emphasis, and more and the reactions of users. They are rated higher than models by OpenAI and others on empathy, expressiveness, naturalness, and speed, instantly speak with 100K+ unique voices and styles, stream language, emotion, and reasoning – all at once, and are fast enough to feel truly conversational (\u0026amp;lt;300ms latency). Try them at\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;http://hume.ai/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;http://hume.ai\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;hume.ai\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Our goal is to enable a future in which technology draws on an understanding of human emotional expression to better serve human goals. As part of our mission, we also conduct groundbreaking scientific research, publish in leading scientific journals like\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01489-2\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01489-2\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Nature\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and support a non-profit, The Hume Initiative, that has released the first concrete ethical guidelines for empathic AI (\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;http://www.thehumeinitiative.org/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;http://www.thehumeinitiative.org\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;www.thehumeinitiative.org\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;). You can learn more about us on our website (\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://hume.ai/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://hume.ai/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;https://hume.ai/\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;) and read about us in\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.wired.com/story/hume-ai-emotional-intelligence/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.wired.com/story/hume-ai-emotional-intelligence/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;WIRED\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/03/27/feeling-sad-excited-or-bored-this-startup-claims-its-ai-can-mostly-tell/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/03/27/feeling-sad-excited-or-bored-this-startup-claims-its-ai-can-mostly-tell/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Forbes\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;a class=\u0026quot;c-link c-link--underline\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;https://venturebeat.com/ai/who-needs-gpt-4o-voice-mode-humes-evi-2-is-here-with-emotionally-inflected-voice-ai-and-api/\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; data-stringify-link=\u0026quot;https://venturebeat.com/ai/who-needs-gpt-4o-voice-mode-humes-evi-2-is-here-with-emotionally-inflected-voice-ai-and-api/\u0026quot; data-sk=\u0026quot;tooltip_parent\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Venturebeat\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the Role\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will work directly with our team of research scientists, machine learning engineers, and designers to improve the services that allow us to deliver expression measurement, expression generation, and empathic foundation models in a number of groundbreaking applications. You will support cutting-edge research by contributing to the design, construction, and maintenance of a modern and efficient cloud AI infrastructure and the applications that run on it. You will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, make sound architectural decisions, and take ownership of systems from design through production.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Responsibilities\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Write clear and concise code to extend functionality on our platform and backend services.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Architect and implement systems that enable new features and improvements of our API.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Own the design and evolution of our cloud infrastructure, from deployment pipelines to production services.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Communicate, collaborate, and grow alongside our engineering team.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Champion well-tested, highly observable software with a focus on reliability and latency.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Requirements\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;5+ years of experience in developing backend services.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Expertise working with compute and storage on a cloud platform (e.g. GCP, AWS).\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience in Kotlin/Spring, Typescript/Express, Python/FastAPI, or Rust.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Deep understanding of modern deployment strategies utilizing cloud technologies (e.g. blue/green, canary deployments, etc).\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Familiarity with\u0026amp;nbsp;service deployment tooling (especially Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo, Docker).\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;History building and maintaining highly available SaaS products which ensure scalability, performance, and observability.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Excellent communication and collaboration skills.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Bonus\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Experience with machine learning concepts.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, BigQuery, etc.).\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Application Note\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Please apply only to the position that best aligns with your qualifications. If you submit multiple applications or have applied within the past 6 months, only your initial submission will be considered.\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-pay-transparency\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-input\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Annual Salary\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-range\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$180,000\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span class=\u0026quot;divider\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026amp;mdash;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$230,000 USD\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4004764008,"name":"Full-time","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4003297008,"name":"New York Office","location":"New York, New York, United States","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null},{"id":4003298008,"name":"Remote","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}]},{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humeai/jobs/4003488008","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":4003159008,"location":{"name":"NYC, San Jose, or Remote"},"metadata":null,"id":4003488008,"updated_at":"2026-01-09T10:12:29-05:00","requisition_id":"1","title":"Senior/Staff AI Research Engineer","company_name":"Hume AI","first_published":"2024-02-23T14:55:24-05:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Hume AI is seeking talented researchers and engineers interested in working with our AI research team to build state-of-the-art speech-language models (SLMs). Our new SLM training method—reinforcement learning from human expression (RLHE)—learns human preferences from behavior in millions of audio and video recordings, making SLMs superhumanly helpful, interesting, funny, eloquent, honest, and altruistic. Join us in the heart of New York City and contribute to our endeavor to ensure that AI is guided by human values, the most pivotal challenge (and opportunity) of the 21st century.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;About Us\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Hume AI is a Series B startup dedicated to building artificial intelligence that is directly optimized for human well-being. We’re gearing up to launch the next generation of Octave and EVI, our foundational speech-language models for voice generation and powering real-time empathic AI assistants for any application.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Our models understand and generate subtle tones of voice, word emphasis, and more and the reactions of users. They are rated higher than models by OpenAI and others on empathy, expressiveness, naturalness, and speed, instantly speak with 100K+ unique voices and styles, stream language, emotion, and reasoning – all at once, and are fast enough to feel truly conversational (\u0026amp;lt;300ms latency). Try them at \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;http://hume.ai/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;hume.ai.\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Our goal is to enable a future in which technology draws on an understanding of human emotional expression to better serve human goals. As part of our mission, we also conduct groundbreaking scientific research, publish in leading scientific journals like \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01489-2\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Nature\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and support a non-profit, The Hume Initiative, that has released the first concrete ethical guidelines for empathic AI (\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;http://www.thehumeinitiative.org/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;www.thehumeinitiative.org\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;). You can learn more about us on our website (\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://hume.ai/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;https://hume.ai/\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;) and read about us in \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.wired.com/story/hume-ai-emotional-intelligence/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;WIRED\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/03/27/feeling-sad-excited-or-bored-this-startup-claims-its-ai-can-mostly-tell/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Forbes\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://venturebeat.com/ai/who-needs-gpt-4o-voice-mode-humes-evi-2-is-here-with-emotionally-inflected-voice-ai-and-api/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Venturebeat\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;About the Role\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are looking for talented researchers and engineers. In this role, you will build out software systems that support distributed model training, inference, and benchmarking as well as massive-scale data collection, storage, preprocessing, and analysis. You will be working to solve some of today’s most exciting AI research problems at industry scale.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Requirements\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Expertise in the Python ecosystem and popular ML libraries and tools (e.g. PyTorch)\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Experience writing robust and maintainable production-ready code\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Comfort iterating quickly on new and uncertain research directions\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;2+ years of experience training and/or fine-tuning transformer models with large-scale datasets of text, audio, image, and/or video data\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Application Note\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p class=\u0026quot;whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Please apply only to the position that best aligns with your qualifications. If you submit multiple applications or have applied within the past 6 months, only your initial submission will be considered.\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-pay-transparency\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-input\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;\u0026gt;Annual Salary\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-range\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$180,000\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span class=\u0026quot;divider\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026amp;mdash;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$350,000 USD\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4004764008,"name":"Full-time","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4003297008,"name":"New York Office","location":"New York, New York, United States","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null},{"id":4003298008,"name":"Remote","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":null},{"id":4008894008,"name":"San Jose Office","location":"San Jose, California, United States","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}]}],"meta":{"total":4}}