David AI

Data for audio AI

Founding Audio DSP Engineer

$140K - $220K
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
3+ years
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Tomer Cohen
Tomer Cohen
Founder

About the role

Build the Intelligence Behind Audio AI

At David AI, we’re building the intelligence layer powering the next generation of AI. In just seven months, we’ve secured top AI labs and FAANG companies as customers and raised $5M from First Round Capital, Y Combinator, SV Angel, and more.

We’re solving the hardest problems in audio AI, from large-scale data pipelines to cutting-edge ML models. If you're an entrepreneurial engineer who thrives on tackling complex challenges and shipping impactful solutions, you’re in the right place.


What You’ll Do

  • Build DSP algorithms to drive audio feature extraction to help us and our customers better analyze our audio data
  • Solve interdisciplinary audio AI challenges, from scalable data pipelines to fuel powerful DSP and ML solutions
  • Work alongside top AI researchers and drive technical decisions at the frontier of AI.
  • Own and architect the DSP pipeline and


Who You Are

  • Experience (or deep interest) in audio and voice AI, signal processing, or product engineering.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset—you take extreme ownership and thrive in ambiguity.
  • Proven track record of shipping high-quality features in early-stage environments.
  • Fast-paced, bias-for-action mentality—you think like a founder.
  • Passionate about solving hard technical problems that drive real business impact.

Technical Challenges You’ll Tackle

  • Architect and ship E2E full-stack features that directly address customer needs and enable rapid iteration.
  • Design scalable engineering solutions to optimize and accelerate our data generation operations for large-scale audio datasets
  • Optimize and automate data processing and quality control pipelines to process and analyze terabytes of audio data daily.
  • Develop and deploy audio-focused ML / LLM models, owning the lifecycle from research & prototyping to full-scale production deployment.

Our Tech Stack (Preferred, Not Required)

  • Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript, TailwindCSS
  • Backend: Node.js, tRPC, PostgreSQL

Why Join Us?

  • Unprecedented market opportunity 🚀 – we’re working on some of the most exciting challenges in audio AI right now
  • Elite customer base 🏆 – we partner with the world’s best AI research labs and FAANG companies
  • High-impact, high-ownership role 💡 – shape the future of our operations and company
  • Strong financial backing 💰 – $5M in funding from Tier 1 investors, including First Round Capital and Y Combinator

Ready to build the future of Audio AI? Apply now!

About David AI

David AI
Founded:2024
Team Size:6
Status:
Active
Founders
Tomer Cohen
Tomer Cohen
Founder
Ben Wiley
Ben Wiley
Founder