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Sesame · 1 day ago

Technical Program Manager, Quality

positionSan Francisco
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$200K/yr - $260K/yr
date3+ years exp

Sesame is focused on creating lifelike computers that can interact with humans naturally. They are seeking a Technical Program Manager to oversee the development of voice-based personal agents, ensuring projects transition smoothly from research to production while maintaining high-quality standards through rigorous evaluation and feedback integration.

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Responsibilities

Project Orchestration: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of LLM projects, navigating the transition from research milestones to production-level deployments
Metric Definition & Design: Transform subjective user feedback into objective metrics and datasets
Eval Implementation: Design and implement technical evaluations to address issues found in the field. You will be expected to dive into the codebase to help integrate these evals into existing pipelines
Feedback Loop Management: Track internal and external feedback, ensuring identified issues are followed through to resolution in subsequent iterations
Release Management: Maintain the technical roadmap for voice-based capabilities, proactively identifying dependencies and resolving technical blockers across teams
Cross-Functional Alignment: You will ensure the roadmap incorporates the specialized work and constraints of all teams—not just ML—to deliver a cohesive user experience

Qualification

LLM experiencePythonAI/ML product managementAutomated testingSystem logicProject orchestrationCommunication

Required

BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
3+ years of experience managing LLM research or AI/ML product cycles
A solid technical understanding of LLMs (training, prompting, inference, quality) and the unique constraints of voice-based interfaces
Proficiency in Python with the ability to independently write and implement evaluation logic and data-handling scripts
Proven ability to coordinate and align with stakeholders across different functions, managing complex dependencies with great technical depth

Preferred

Prior experience with LLM-based voice products and modern generative speech technologies
Experience integrating model evaluation workflows into automated testing and deployment pipelines
Familiarity with the architectural challenges of deploying low-latency, conversational AI agents

Benefits

401k matching
100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits
Unlimited PTO and sick time
Flexible spending account matching (medical FSA)

Company

Sesame

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Sesame is a voice tech startup focused on developing AI voice assistants that create natural and emotionally resonant conversations.
dateFounded in 2022
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
http://www.sesame.com

H1B Sponsorship

Sesame has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$307.62M
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
2025-10-21Series B· $250M
2023-11-01Series A· $47.5M
2023-09-12Seed· $10.12M

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