Software Engineer - Backend

What this role involves

Sesame is seeking a backend engineer to design and build backend systems for lifelike voice agents. The role involves owning data models, APIs, and distributed systems, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance. Required skills include strong programming, distributed systems fundamentals, database engineering, and experience with Kubernetes.

Skills this posting asks for

• rest
• websockets
• grpc
• http
• kubernetes
• relational databases
• nosql
• queues
• caches
• search indexes
• distributed systems
• data modeling
• performance tuning
• machine learning
• real-time audio pipelines
• agentic orchestration
• stateful conversation systems

Requirements

• Level: senior

From the employer’s posting

About Sesame Sesame believes in a future where computers are lifelike - with the ability to see, hear, and collaborate with us in ways that feel natural and human. With this vision, we're designing a new kind of computer, focused on making voice agents part of our daily lives. Our team brings toge…