Job Description

SoundHound AI believes every person should be able to interact naturally with the products around them–by simply talking. With a global reach spanning two dozen languages, we build Voice AI products with conversational intelligence for cars, restaurant ordering, and more, allowing our customers to extend their brand in new and meaningful ways.

We are looking for a Software Engineer with native-level proficiency in speaking Telugu and an interest in creating user-friendly VoiceAI products using C++. You will learn and apply the most advanced technologies in the fields of Natural Language Processing (NLP), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Natural Language Generation (NLG), speech, and search all built in-house at SoundHound. Prior experience in these specialized fields is not required.

We are a highly collaborative, internationally dispersed team. We’ve worked hard to build a platform enabling individual developers to implement deep natural language user experiences rapidly, often within days. 

Here are three videos we’re proud to share to give you a glimpse into what you will help build:

VIDEO 1 (SoundHound Dynamic Interaction ) 2 minutes and 6 seconds watch
VIDEO 2 (SoundHound for Restaurants - Voice AI with Dynamic Interaction ) 1 minute and 42 seconds watch
VIDEO 3 (Pandora’s In-App Voice Assistant in Action - Powered by Houndify ) 2 minutes and 58 seconds watch

In this role, you will:

• Simultaneously leverage your coding skills and your knowledge of the Telugu language
• Develop Conversational AI leveraging a powerful domain-oriented development paradigm
• Implement and scale core code base, solving both algorithmic and design challenges
• Write code that interacts with third-party API’s
• Collaborate closely with engineers who are building similar features for a variety of languages

We would love to hear from you if:

• You have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and atleast 2 years experience as a Software Engineer OR a Master Degree in Computer Science
• You have excellent coding skills in C++ and at least one scripting language
• You design unit and integration tests and maintain rigorous standards for code quality
• You speak Telugu on a native-like level and are fluent in English
• You are passionate about working at the intersection of software engineering and linguistics
• You have experience designing efficient architectures, algorithms, and interfaces
• You enjoy working on complex, open-ended challenges and improving existing solutions
• You’re comfortable working in a Linux environment
• You have a BS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

We’d be especially excited if you built chatbots or voice assistants before, or if you have experience with NLP algorithms.