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Overview

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Location: San Francisco, Bellevue, New York | Employment Type: Full time | Location Type: On-site

Compensation — $190K – $320K

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 companions part of our daily lives. Our team brings together founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside proven leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple, with deep expertise spanning hardware and software. Join us in shaping a future where computers truly come alive.

About The Role

New and novel approaches are needed to realize all of our product goals. As a Machine Learning Scientist at Sesame, you are a research-oriented person with experience in NLP, Speech, and/or Computer Vision with a focus on deep learning. You stay up to date on recent papers and approaches and you have the creativity and intuition to develop new solutions based on the application at hand.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of our ML models across multiple modalities.
• Work across the ML stack, including model architectures, data curation, model evaluation, training & inference infrastructure, research, and experimentation.
• Identify promising approaches from the literature and create new approaches where necessary to achieve Sesame's goals.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working independently in high-ambiguity environments.
• Published papers in NLP, Speech, or Computer Vision involving large-scale deep learning.
• Familiar with the state of the art in AI.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters/PhD desired.
• Experience working with products.
• Experience in a startup environment.

Benefits & Perks

• 401k matching
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Flexible spending account matching (medical FSA)

Benefits do not apply to contingent/contract workers

EEO & Accessibility

Sesame is committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome all qualified applicants, embracing diversity in race, gender, identity, orientation, ability, and more. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities—contact ...@sesame.com for assistance.

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