Software Engineer, AI Product

About Sesame

Sesame believes in a future where computers are lifelike - with the ability to see, hear, and collaborate with us in ways that feel natural and human. With this vision, we're designing a new kind of computer, focused on making voice companions part of our daily lives. Our team brings together founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside proven leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple, with deep expertise spanning hardware and software. Join us in shaping a future where computers truly come alive.

About the Role

We're looking for experienced software engineers to build products that people love.

You'll collaborate across design, product, and engineering to create and ship magical experiences by applying the latest capabilities in AI and LLM. You’ll work with people who are not only technically excellent but who care deeply about delivering something outstanding.

We're building the future of personal AI, and your work will help make it feel effortless and delightful.

Responsibilities:

• Design, prototype & launch AI-powered products that solve real user problems.

• Build cloud services and AI pipelines to enable delightful user experiences.

• Collaborate with product, design, and ML teams to take features from idea to production.

• Run experiments and A/B tests that validate new features are improving the experience.

• Keep systems fast, reliable, and resilient under real-world usage.

• Develop product infrastructure & tools to support rapid iteration and a reliable live service.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years building products that people love.

• Experience working on zero-to-one product initiatives.

• Comfortable building systems across the stack to achieve a goal.

• Good communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience working with Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A passion for AI.

• Strong applied LLM knowledge.

• Experience designing, running, and analyzing A/B tests.

• Experience with evals.

• Degree in CS, ML, or related field (or equivalent real-world experience).

Sesame is committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome all qualified applicants, embracing diversity in race, gender, identity, orientation, ability, and more. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities—contact [email protected] for assistance.

Full-time Employee Benefits: 

• 401k matching

• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits 

• Unlimited PTO and sick time 

• Flexible spending account matching (medical FSA) 

Benefits do not apply to contingent/contract workers