Staff Software Engineer

Clerk-ai

San Francisco, United States
On-site
Low-latency infrastructure
Ai orchestration layer
Prompt engineering
Design and build backend systems that power real-time voice AI at scale, with a relentless focus on latency, reliability, and observability

Job Summary

  • Design and build backend systems that power real-time voice AI at scale, with a relentless focus on latency, reliability, and observability.
  • We've built Clerk Chat organically into a profitable business over the last 2 years and offer flexible vacation time, healthy quarterly bonuses, and creative freedom.
  • Clerk Chat is an in-office team based just three blocks south of the Embarcadero BART station, making it easy to commute and stay connected.

Matching Summary

Design and build backend systems that power real-time voice AI at scale, with a relentless focus on latency, reliability, and observability.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • low-latency infrastructure
  • AI orchestration layer
  • prompt engineering
  • distributed systems
  • real-time data pipelines

Nice-to-have

  • voice AI systems
  • telephony systems
  • speech-to-text technologies
  • text-to-speech technologies
  • conversational AI products

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in Python or Go
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems
  • Experience with low-latency systems
  • Track record of technical leadership

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