Applied AI Engineer

• Guide customers through their entire product journey— from initial implementation to production deployment and post-launch support.
• Build custom demos and prototypes showcasing AssemblyAI's models for specific customer use cases.
• Lead technical discovery sessions with prospects and customers to design optimal implementations.
• Assist with competitive evaluations by providing benchmarks and designing fair comparison tests.
• Troubleshoot production issues for customers using streaming and async APIs.
• Provide technical guidance on architecture, scaling, data privacy, and best practices for integrating APIs.
• Create proofs-of-concept demonstrating application of Speech AI.
• Travel to customer sites for technical workshops and relationship building.

• Located in or willing to relocate to New York City or San Francisco.
• 4+ years of customer-facing experience in technical roles requiring strong software engineering skills.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with web APIs, WebSockets, and real-time data streaming.
• Understanding of audio fundamentals or willingness to learn.
• Proficiency with AI tools like Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf.
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to debug unfamiliar codebases.
• Comfort with ambiguity and fast-paced work.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed (approximately 10-25% of the time).

Pay range: $195K - $250K