About the Role
We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to be a technical driver on Tavus's Conversational Video Interface, our multimodal real-time conversational product. It's a hands-on role where your code runs in the middle of live conversations between people and AI Humans (PALs). You will ship features end-to-end, partner with Research to bring state-of-the-art real-time models into CVI, and proactively fix issues and optimize processes.
Responsibilities
- Ship features end-to-end, from loosely defined product priorities to shipped features.
- Partner with Research to integrate state-of-the-art real-time models into CVI.
- Proactively identify and address flaky processes or slow paths without requiring explicit direction.
- Take ownership of product priorities, including voice localization for accent support and multilingual sentence endpointing.
- Develop and implement features such as Guided Browser Control, Magic Canvas, Memories and Knowledge Base, and utterance-to-utterance optimization.
Requirements
- Fluent in Python with deep expertise in concurrent programming (asyncio, multiprocessing, event loops, GIL, shared memory).
- Experience building real-time systems (video, audio, or model inference) with an understanding of millisecond latency budgets.
- A senior track record of setting direction, owning decisions, and delivering projects.
- Ability to explain complex concepts clearly and teach others.
- Experience with GPUs and GPU management.
- Deep experience with video streaming over WebRTC.
- Deep experience with LLMs and agentic frameworks.
- Extensive experience with low-level systems.
Skills
- Python
- Concurrent programming
- Real-time systems
- Video streaming
- WebRTC
- LLMs
- Agentic frameworks
- Low-level systems
- GPU management
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing, building AI Humans as a new interface between people and machines.
- Our AI Humans combine emotional intelligence with the reach and reliability of machines, acting as capable, trusted agents available 24/7 in every language.
- We envision applications like an affordable therapist, a personalized trainer, or a fleet of medical assistants.
- Tavus is a Series B company backed by investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
- We are shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
