Tavus

Building the human layer of AI

Software Engineer (ML)

$150K - $250K
Location
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US)
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
3+ years
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About the role

At Tavus, we're building the human layer of AI. Our mission is to make human-AI interaction as natural as face-to-face interaction, enabling the human touch where it has been previously unscalable. We achieve this through pioneering research in multi-modal AI models for human perception and understanding, combined with state-of-the-art human avatar rendering and conversation models that we make accessible to developers worldwide. Our models and APIs power everything from text-to-video AI avatars to real-time conversational video experiences across industries like healthcare, recruiting, sales, education, and more. By enabling AI to see, hear, and communicate with human-like authenticity, we're creating the foundation for developers to create the next generation of AI employees, assistants, and companions.

We're a Series A company backed by top investors, including Sequoia, Y Combinator, and Scale VC. Join us in driving the future of human-AI interaction. Check it out for yourself 😎

Your Mission 🚀

  • Develop new features for Tavus utilizing computer vision and NLP models
  • Take ownership of some key ML Ops items such as testing, CI/CD, or data processing pipelines
  • Design and test new experiments to improve our core generative AI models
  • Improve our existing technical foundations, and influence our technical direction and strategy

Requirements

  • Self starter with a "get-stuff-done" attitude, highly motivated, and eager to learn
  • At least 2-3 years of industry experience in software development or adjacent positions
  • Deep experience with Python and PyTorch
  • Knowledgable about video processing or video streaming
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Additionally, having some of the following experiences may help you be successful in this position:

  • Infrastructure and architecture experience (dev-ops, ml-ops)
  • Experience developing low-latency applications (algorithm optimization, threading, multiprocessing, queue systems)
  • Have trained or fine-tuned your own LLM
  • Experience implementing research papers
  • Have played Portal 1 and 2 (if not you'll need to play as part of onboarding 😄)

Benefits

When you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare and gear stipends, as well as, of course, plenty of fun! At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and be with a team you love.

_To learn more about our team culture, and benefits, check out _our hiring page!

Tavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us! Are you excited to get your hands dirty and join the digital marketing revolution? Drop your resume and we’ll be in touch!

We are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. In fact, diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and thinking to build the best experiences for our clients.

About Tavus

Tavus is a leading AI synthetic media startup focused on making personalized video experiences scalable. Tavus uses artificial intelligence deepfake technology to generate realistic videos that perfectly imitate customer's gestures and voice- it's pretty stellar. Think Loom or Vidyard, but you can create thousands of hyper-personalized videos with the click of a button.

Tavus
Founded:2021
Team Size:30
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Quinn Favret
Quinn Favret
Founder
Hassaan Raza
Hassaan Raza
Founder