What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at Sesame?
About Sesame
Sesame believes in a future where computers are lifelike - with the ability to see, hear, and collaborate with us in ways that feel natural and human. With this vision, we're designing a new kind of computer, focused on making voice companions part of our daily lives. Our team brings together founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside proven leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple, with deep expertise spanning hardware and software. Join us in shaping a future where computers truly come alive.
About The Role
As a Software Engineer at Sesame, you will work across the stack, with an emphasis on backend, infrastructure, and systems. You should feel comfortable working on any typical software project, with the ability to learn new tools and services with a strong intuition on software development and software deployment best practices.
Responsibilities:
Compensation Range: $175K - $280K
Sesame believes in a future where computers are lifelike - with the ability to see, hear, and collaborate with us in ways that feel natural and human. With this vision, we're designing a new kind of computer, focused on making voice companions part of our daily lives. Our team brings together founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside proven leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple, with deep expertise spanning hardware and software. Join us in shaping a future where computers truly come alive.
About The Role
As a Software Engineer at Sesame, you will work across the stack, with an emphasis on backend, infrastructure, and systems. You should feel comfortable working on any typical software project, with the ability to learn new tools and services with a strong intuition on software development and software deployment best practices.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the application layer of our product, including our scalable serving infrastructure, our mobile application frontend/backend, and our DevOps process.
- Work on our ML infrastructure, internal tooling, and data management.
- Improve our developer productivity and our application reliability by investing in developer tooling and practices.
- Experience working independently in high-ambiguity environments.
- Worked on scalable backend systems.
- Familiar with databases.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS or related field.
- Worked on ML infrastructure, internal tooling, and data management.
- Worked on consumer/scalable applications.
- 401k matching
- 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Flexible spending account matching (medical FSA)
Compensation Range: $175K - $280K
Salary : $175,000 - $280,000
