> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2722206-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2722206-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** RILLA LLC - **Location:** New York, United States - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Software Product Management, Redis, TypeScript, Data Storage Technologies, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Fastapi, Search Engines, Api Design - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-applied-ai-rilla-8144514 ## About the Role * An infinite learner. Someone who is relentless in their curiosity. * A customer obsessive. Someone who deeply care about delighting customers and solving real pains, not vanity metrics. * A winning attitude. You thrive with extreme accountability, learning as a team, and both giving and receiving rapid feedback. * Extreme empathy. Our customers are not tech companies. They live and work in the real world. Empathy is critical to arriving at correct solutions. * Unafraid of failure. You take risks. You see failure as an opportunity to learn, grow, and be better the next time. In a weird way, you trick your brain into being excited when you fail, because it means you got a new opportunity to learn more., * Experience building and deploying AI/LLM systems in production * Familiarity with tools that power today's AI: eval frameworks, agent tooling, and prompt engineering * Comfort working directly with customers to understand their needs and solve real-world problems ## Description The Applied AI team at Rilla is redefining how humans interact with machines-using voice, intelligence, and a whole new class of data. Every day, you'll architect and ship AI-powered systems that make it possible for people to talk to Rilla like they would a human. You'll help build agents that operate natively on real-world audio, extract insights from conversations no one else can even access, and push the boundaries of what's possible in AI. We're building: * A voice-first interface that lets users command Rilla directly through natural speech * A search engine that uncovers business-critical insights from voice data that's never been searchable * A first-of-its-kind audio intelligence pipeline-designed for the messy, noisy, wildly unstructured conversations that happen in the real world, not in an online meeting As an early AI engineer, you'll shape the foundations of our AI stack and drive the invention of new techniques, tooling, and models. You'll work across the full AI lifecycle-from data acquisition to real-time inference and user-facing chat interfaces. If you're obsessive about your craft, think like a founder, and want to be on the frontier of voice and offline AI, this is your team. The scale of the problems we're solving is unmatched-and the surface area for ownership is only getting bigger., * We work primarily in Python and TypeScript, with FastAPI for API development * AI/ML technologies including PyTorch, OpenAI APIs, Baseten, and LiteLLM * Cloud infrastructure with AWS and LiveKit for real-time communications * PostgreSQL, Redis, and S3 for data storage ## Related Videos - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Intro to FastAPI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/462-intro-to-fastapi) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - CSS is DOOMed](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1838-wearedevelopers-live-css-is-doomed) - [Engineering Mindset in the Age of AI - Gunnar Grosch, AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1735-engineering-mindset-in-the-age-of-ai-gunnar-grosch-aws) - [Accelerating Authentication Architecture: Taking Passwordless to the Next Level](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/733-accelerating-authentication-architecture-taking-passwordless-to-the-next-level) - [You are not an AI developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1148-you-are-not-an-ai-developer) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [What Are Large Language Models?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/304-what-are-large-language-models) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)