Member of Technical Staff, Backend
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A backend engineer joins Vapi to build and own large-scale voice-agent features, shipping functionality and designing long-lasting APIs for a configurable voice platform.
About this role
Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):
We’re creating the shift to voice as humanity’s default interface
We’re the most configurable platform for deploying voice agents
We’ve grown to over 600k developers in two years, adding 2,000+ every day
Why We’re Hiring This Role:
We get a feature request every 30 min.
We’re hiring a cracked backend engineer to ship a ton more stuff.
What You’ll Do:
30 Day: You’ll ramp on our voice agent pipeline. It’s hard and fun.
60 Day: You’ll own end-to-end large projects like WhatsApp voice agents or auto RL loop.
90 Day: You’ll talk to customers and design APIs that last a century and delight them.
Who You Are:
You’ve seen Series B to F.
You’ve built beautiful products that we admire.
Bonus: You’ve built your own startup.
Why Vapi:
Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business
Ownership culture: 70% of the company are previous founders
Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians
Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A
What We Offer:
Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans
Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites
Flexible time off: take what you need
More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget
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