Bengaluru · On-site

Member of Technical Staff, Cekura

Full-timePosted 12 Nov

Salary: $4,000,000–7,500,000
Eligible batches: 2024 · 2025 · 2026
Location: BengaluruOn-site

About the role

Cekura is looking for a senior engineer to own and build core voice‑AI infrastructure, including simulation engines, evaluation pipelines, benchmarks and real‑time voice services. The position is based on‑site in Bengaluru and expects long, intensive work weeks.

Responsibilities

Design and implement a high‑throughput simulation engine for voice, chat and phone conversations.
Create LLM evaluation metrics, red‑team tests, drift detection and an autonomous loop that fixes and ships issues.
Develop benchmarks, datasets and reinforcement‑learning environments for speech‑to‑speech models.
Extract paralinguistic signals (emotion, tone, pauses) and turn them into structured data.
Build and maintain real‑time voice infrastructure using SIP, WebRTC, STT/TTS and services like Twilio, Vapi, LiveKit and Pipecat.
Take end‑to‑end ownership from design through production and mentor the growing engineering team.

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Eligibility

Strong generalist mindset comfortable working across systems and AI.
Proven ability to ship reliable, low‑latency production services.
Clear communication skills and comfort with ambiguity.
Willingness to work six days a week on‑site in Bangalore.

Skills

Python, TypeScript or Go programming.
Experience with distributed systems and real‑time infrastructure.
Familiarity with LLM products, model training or evaluation.
Knowledge of SIP, WebRTC, STT/TTS and related voice‑AI stacks.

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Real-time infra
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Voice AI stack
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Benchmark building
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Benefits

Top‑of‑market cash compensation (USD 4‑7.5 M per year).
Significant equity grants with employee‑friendly terms.
Relocation support and daily dinner at the office.
Direct collaboration with founders and a fast‑growing engineering team.

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About Cekura

Cekura is a Y Combinator‑backed startup that provides an automated testing and observability platform for AI voice, chat and SMS agents. It helps conversational AI teams simulate thousands of real‑world scenarios to catch failures before deployment. The company stands out by guaranteeing reliable performance for regulated sectors such as healthcare and finance.

Founded 2024 · 11-50 employees · HQ Sunnyvale, United States

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