Senior Software Engineer - Cross-Platform C++ Engineer

Job Description

As part of SoundHound's mission to Houndify everything, we are creating leaner versions of our NLU and ASR engines so that they can operate on various smaller platforms such as the ones used in automobiles, mobile phones and home devices. In this role, you will be part of a small and highly talented team that is in charge of deploying our software on such platforms and solving software challenges that arise in these cross platform development tasks. If you have ever built your own PC, you know what the word “jumper” means, you have used a Raspberry Pi for home automation, or you have written software that is capable of running on different hardware architectures, this position might be for you!

Requirements:

• Proficiency in cross-platform development
• Extensive experience in system profiling
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience with multi-threaded programming
• Good knowledge of Linux and Linux tools
• Any scripting language (bash, tcsh, etc) and or perl/python
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent
• 10+ years of industry experience

Nice to haves:

• Interest in AI and NLU
• Knowledge of CUDA and/or OpenCL
• Knowledge of algorithms

At SoundHound Inc., we believe every brand should have a voice. As the leading innovator of conversational technologies, we’re trusted by top brands around the globe. Houndify, our independent Voice AI platform, with 70,000+ users, allows brands to create custom voice assistants that deliver results with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

Our mission is to enable humans to interact with the things around them in the same way we interact with each other: by speaking naturally. We’re making that a reality through our SoundHound music discovery app and Hound voice assistant and through our strategic partnerships with brands like Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Deutsche Telekom, and Pandora. Today, our customized voice AI solutions allow people to talk to phones, cars, smart speakers, mobile apps, coffee machines, and every other part of the emerging ‘voice-first’ world.

Our diverse team of engineers, UX/UI designers, writers, data scientists and linguists are all passionate about creating a world with more conversations. With more than 14 years of expertise in voice technology, we have hundreds of millions of end users, and a worldwide team in six countries building solutions for a voice-first world.