$197,000 – $307,000
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What this role is
This role focuses on building scalable backend systems for voice AI-powered restaurant ordering platforms, working on challenges like noisy audio environments and real-time agent decision-making. It suits engineers comfortable with rapid change, AI integration, and collaborating across research, product, and customer teams to solve complex real-world problems at a voice AI scale.
Our summary, not Deepgram’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- API Design
- Docker
- Java
- Kotlin
- Kubernetes
- LLMs (Large Language Models)
- Microservices
- Python
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 4+ years of hands-on backend infrastructure development in production
- Proven track record building and deploying scalable, high-performance backend systems
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS) and API design
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt quickly
- Excellent communication and collaborative abilities
- Willingness to problem-solve across the entire product
- Proactive problem identification and solution development
- Results-oriented mindset
Nice to have
- Experience working with audio
- Experience taking a backend system from zero to one
- Experience building systems integrating multiple third-party APIs, particularly POS systems
- Experience with Python, Kotlin, or Java
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience working in or alongside AI/ML teams