Inworld AI · 8 hours ago
Staff / Principal AI Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$260K/yr - $385K/yr
5+ years expInworld AI is a company focused on advancing AI technologies for interactive experiences. They are seeking Staff and Principal level AI Engineers to research, build, optimize, and deploy production ML systems, particularly in the area of speech modeling.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer APIsDeveloper ToolsGenerative AIMachine LearningMobile Apps
Hiring Manager
Alesya Naberezhnova
Responsibilities
Researching, building, optimizing, and deploying production ML systems that thousands of developers integrate with their systems
Focusing on the difficult research and engineering problems of building the engine for the next generation of AI-driven software
Qualification
Required
A PhD in a relevant technical field, or a BA/BS degree with equivalent research and/or engineering experience
5+ years of combined experience in software development (e.g. with Python or C++) and applied ML engineering
Demonstrated experience applying or researching Machine Learning in one or more of the following domains: Speech or video processing, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Action planning
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and neural network architectures
Proficiency with ML frameworks such as PyTorch
Preferred
A passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in ML/Voice AI research and its applications
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Familiarity with pre-training, fine-tuning, RLHF and evaluation of large language and speech models
Knowledge of working with embedded systems and/or running ML on edge devices
Strong background in mathematics and/or physics
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
Inworld AI
Inworld AI is an AI runtime powering massive consumer applications.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$123.2MKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersComcast NBCUniversal LIFT LabsDisney Accelerator
2023-08-02Series A· $56M
2023-06-27Non Equity Assistance
2022-08-23Series A· $50M
Leadership Team
Michael Ermolenko
Chief Technology Officer
Ilya Gelfenbeyn
Executive Chairman
Recent News
2025-12-18
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