Sandbar
Senior AI/ML Engineer
3mo ago
180000 –250000 USD / yearUSASeniormachine learningaudio processingvoice recognitioncloudmodel deploymentlatency optimizationlarge-language models
Senior AI/ML Engineer role to design, build, and deploy low-latency voice and audio ML interfaces for a conversational product.
Responsibilities
- Design and improve user-facing experiences, including voice, audio, and agentic control.
- Develop, evaluate, and deploy models spanning cloud models to resource-constrained on-device settings
- Optimize inference pipelines for latency, reliability, and concurrency
- Work closely with other ML/AI engineers, infrastructure engineers, designers, and cofounders on existing and future products
Requirements
- 4+ years in artificial intelligence or machine learning applications
- Experience shipping ML-based products is required
- Experience in large-language models is required
- Experience in audio / voice ML is a major plus
- Comfortable writing production-grade software
- Passion for human-computer interaction
Conditions
- Health, vision, and dental benefits
- Company-sponsored 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Early stage equity
Other
- Sandbar is an interface company in New York City. We aim to augment individuals so we can each think, act, and move more freely. Our team has built SW, ML, and HW products across Meta, CTRL-labs, Google, Apple, Fitbit, Peloton, and Equinox.
- Our first product, Stream, is a self extension—a private voice ring and conversational interface. Stream has been featured in WSJ, Bloomberg, & Wired, and begins shipping in Summer '26.
- Join us in creating technology that extends human thinking.
- We’re looking for a senior ML/AI Engineer to build Stream, a new conversational interface. As an ML/AI engineer, you will architect, build, and deploy a new interface which spans voice, audio, and agentic control. This role is perfect for someone who cares deeply about real-world ML deployment and low-latency voice interactions.