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# Staff Software Engineer -- AI Communications Platform

- **Company:** STRUCTURELY STRONG, LLC
- **Location:** Detroit, MI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, VoIP, Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Session Initiation Protocols, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Public Switched Telephone Networks, Queueing Systems, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Twilio, TypeScript, Speech Recognition, WebRTC, Rust (Programming Language), Chatbots, Large Language Models, Production Code, Golang
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/6bf4a7c7-adb0-4238-a861-ae88d5354c2f/staff-software-engineer-ai-communications-platform

## About the Role

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 * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial experience designing and operating distributed systems.
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 * Deep experience building production-grade real-time communications, telecommunications, or messaging infrastructure.
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 * Strong understanding of SIP, VoIP, WebRTC, and modern telephony architectures.
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 * Experience integrating telecommunications and voice providers such as Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx, Bandwidth, Vapi, Deepgram, Sonniex or similar platforms.
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 * Strong proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js, Go, Python, Rust, or comparable backend technologies.
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 * Experience designing high-throughput, event-driven distributed systems.
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 * Strong knowledge of asynchronous processing, message queues, APIs, and real-time communication patterns.
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 * Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
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 * Demonstrated ability to architect, implement, deploy, and operate complex production systems.
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 * Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
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 * Ability to lead technical decisions while remaining deeply involved in writing production code.
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Highly Preferred\n
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 * Direct experience with RCS Business Messaging (RBM), Google's RCS ecosystem, or carrier-grade messaging infrastructure.
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 * Experience developing voice AI systems or real-time conversational AI platforms.
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 * Experience integrating streaming STT, TTS, and large language models.
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 * Familiarity with Vapi, Deepgram, Sonniex, ElevenLabs, Cartesia, Fish,
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 * Experience optimizing real-time audio over PSTN networks.
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 * Knowledge of audio codecs, RTP, media streaming, and telephony signal processing.
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 * Experience building multi-tenant communications platforms or developer-facing APIs.
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 * Familiarity with A2P messaging, sender registration, and telecommunications compliance.
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 * Experience working with carrier networks, CPaaS providers, or messaging aggregators.
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