You will lead the development of high-performance systems-level components for a category-defining speech enhancement platform. This role focuses on optimizing core SDK runtime engines, managing C/C++ interoperability, and ensuring low-latency real-time inference. Your work will provide the technical foundation for studio-quality voice technology used by hundreds of thousands of developers and creators worldwide.
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Senior Systems Software Engineer at fast-growing generative audio startup
Are you a Rust expert passionate about the intersection of systems programming and audio? This fast-growing generative audio startup is looking for a Senior Systems Software Engineer to own the core SDK that powers studio-quality speech enhancement for millions of users. Based in Berlin, you will work alongside world-class ML experts to solve complex challenges in real-time inference, FFI design, and low-latency digital signal processing. If you want to build the foundational quality layer for the Voice AI era and enjoy a high-ownership startup culture with early-stage equity, this is your chance to make a massive technical impact.
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Location
Berlin, Germany
Compensation
Not Disclosed + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Fast-growing generative audio startup
What you will do
- Design and optimize systems-level SDK components and real-time inference engines for maximum performance and stability.
- Maintain and expand public C APIs and language bindings for Python, C++, and WASM to ensure cross-platform consistency.
- Build robust testing pipelines and telemetry systems to validate real-time constraints and numerical correctness in production.
Who this is a fit for
- Professional experience in systems programming with Rust and a strong understanding of FFI, ABIs, and C/C++ interoperability.
- Proven track record of building and maintaining performance-critical SDKs or runtimes for external developer use.
- Familiarity with digital signal processing (DSP) or ML inference runtimes within latency-sensitive, real-time environments.
Why this role is remarkable
- Work on cutting-edge Rust and DSP applications that process millions of audio files for a global user base.
- Join a well-funded startup backed by top-tier VCs at a pivotal moment of product innovation and growth.
- High-impact ownership of a core SDK that serves as the essential quality layer for the future of Voice AI.
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