Applied AI Engineer at Assembly AI · LumiJobs

Qualification

A strong technical foundationExperience with web APIsA high sense of urgency and persistenceMust be based in San FranciscoPay transparency

A strong technical foundation: an engineering degree, a coding bootcamp, a software engineering role, or a sales or solutions engineering role
Strong programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript, and the ability to read and debug code in other languages
Excellent written and verbal communication; you'll write customer Slack messages, emails, and technical guides every day
Experience with web APIs, WebSockets, and real-time data streaming
An understanding of audio fundamentals (sample rates, encodings, codecs), or the drive to learn them quickly
Fluency with AI tools like Claude or Cursor to prototype, debug, and solve problems fast
A high sense of urgency and persistence
Comfort with ambiguity and context-switching: you can take a vague problem, figure out what matters, and drive it to resolution, while keeping many customers and priorities moving at once
Must be based in San Francisco, London, or New York City, with an expectation of 3 days a week in-office attendance, and willing to travel roughly 10–25% of the time for customer visits, events, and team offsites

Experience at a startup or API-first company
Customer-facing experience as a solutions engineer, sales engineer, or developer advocate
Hands-on work with voice agent frameworks (LiveKit, Pipecat) or speech models
Public speaking or community involvement
Pay transparency
AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity across our team. Our salary ranges are set to be competitive for our size, stage, and industry, and reflect just one component of the full compensation, benefits, and rewards we offer.
Salary determinations consider a variety of factors, including relevant experience, technical depth, skills demonstrated during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below represents a general expectation for the posted position. However, we are open to considering candidates who may fall above or below the outlined experience level—in those cases, we will communicate any adjustments to the expected salary range.
The range provided applies to candidates located in the United States and London, UK. For candidates outside of these locations, compensation ranges may differ; any adjustments will be communicated throughout the interview process.

Applied AI Engineer