Media Software Engineer, Speech (All Levels)

Cantina Labs is a social AI company developing advanced real-time models for enhanced storytelling and interaction. The role involves extending and improving the audio and video infrastructure for real-time interactions within the Cantina app.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and extend the real-time Cantina media platform
• Enable new ways for users to interact with their friends and AI bots through voice and video by implementing new features and capabilities
• Improve and build on the custom, WebRTC-based frameworks we use to provide media services for iOS, Android, and web clients
• Collect and analyze metrics relating to system performance and user behavior
• Participate in detailed and constructive design and code reviews
• Collaborate with other members of the team to deliver new features and enhancements on a regular basis
• Work with application development teams to define APIs they can use to integrate with the media stack

Skills

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• Excellent communications skills
• Experience with C or C++
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including familiarity with data structures and concurrent / multithreaded programming
• Exposure to system programming concepts, including network protocols; memory management; and distributed systems fundamentals
• Object-oriented programming and design skills
• Interest in solving challenging, subtle engineering problems
• Previous experience with WebRTC, streaming protocols, or other media-related technologies
• Familiarity with audio or video processing techniques and algorithms
• Experience creating backend server infrastructure
• Experience developing software for iOS and Android
• Familiarity with building services using Node.js
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, particularly in relation to speech recognition and synthesis

Benefits

• Competitive salary and generous company equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
• 42 days of paid time off, including:
• 15 PTO days
• 10 sick days
• 15 company holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• Generous parental leave & fertility support
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Lifestyle spending account – $500/month to use however you’d like
• Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
• One Medical membership, and more!

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