Clerk AI
Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 28 days ago
PythonGoDistributed SystemsData EngineeringLLMsRAGAI OrchestrationA/B TestingSystems EngineeringTest AutomationVoIPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- It's big and bold and needs spirited adventurers to join our growing team.
- We've built Clerk Chat organically into a profitable business over the last 2 years.
- We're a team that believes in achieving your highest potential but not at the expense of work-life balance.
Responsibilities
- Design and build backend systems that power real-time voice AI at scale, with a relentless focus on latency, reliability, and observability
- Develop and refine AI prompting strategies for conversational voice agents, optimizing for natural dialogue, accuracy, and edge-case handling
- Own the AI orchestration layer -from prompt engineering to context management, tool calling, and response streaming
- Drive architectural decisions that shape our voice AI pipeline, including integration with STT, TTS, and LLM providers
- Build evaluation frameworks to measure and iterate on AI performance, including automated testing for prompt quality and regression detection
- Contribute to technical strategy as a key voice in how we build and scale our platform
- Deep expertise in Python or Go (or similar languages) for building production systems
- We love being in the office five days a week because it fosters real-time collaboration, builds stronger relationships, and helps us move faster.
Requirements
- As a Staff Software Engineer focused on Backend & AI, you are a technical leader who thrives at the intersection of systems engineering and applied AI.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs -prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG architectures, or building AI-powered features
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, including event-driven architectures, async processing, and real-time data pipelines
- Experience with low-latency systems where milliseconds matter
- Excellent communication skills -you can explain complex technical concepts clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to have
- Experience with voice AI, telephony, or real-time communication systems (WebRTC, SIP, SBCs)
- Familiarity with speech-to-text, text-to-speech, or VAD technologies
- Experience with telecom, contact center, or conversational AI products
- Exposure to early-stage startups or high-growth companies, with a passion for driving results in fast-moving environments
- 401k with 4% match
- Quarterly bonuses
- The opportunity to shape the future of conversational AI at a company where your work directly impacts the product
Compensation
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible vacation time (Unlimited PTO)
- That's why we have flexible vacation time, healthy quarterly bonuses, and creative freedom at the forefront.
Company info
- Collaborate closely with product and customers to translate real-world use cases into robust AI behaviors
- Clerk Chat's mission is to make every business conversational.
- We are achieving this by building the leading messaging application, integrating AI where it matters, and crafting our own telecom infrastructure.
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