Empathic Engineering

60 jobs near Columbus, OH

Senior Platform Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$114K - $157K/yr

... empathic AI (www.thehumeinitiative.org). You can learn more about us on our website ( and read ... Communicate, collaborate, and grow alongside our engineering team. * Champion well-tested, highly ...

Senior Platform Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$180K - $230K/yr

... empathic AI (www.thehumeinitiative.org). You can learn more about us on our website ( and read ... Communicate, collaborate, and grow alongside our engineering team. * Champion well-tested, highly ...

SDET

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$48 - $62/hr

They are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who will focus on quality assurance ... Empathic, with the ability to test and think with an understanding of the end users experience.

Node Engineer - Senior

Tulsa, OK · Remote

$55K - $100K/yr

Professional, empathic, team player Why Lumenalta Is an Amazing Place to Work At Lumenalta, you can ... Seniority Level Mid‐Senior level Employment Type Full‐time Job Function Engineering ...

Node Engineer - Senior

Tulsa, OK · Remote

$55K - $100K/yr

Professional, empathic, team player Why Lumenalta Is an Amazing Place to Work At Lumenalta, you can ... Seniority Level Mid‐Senior level Employment Type Full‐time Job Function Engineering ...

If you are a mathematician developer with passion to create fun games with engaging player ... empathic executive and well known game designer. Primary Roles and Responsibilities * Design ...

Senior/Staff AI Research Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site +1

$180K - $350K/yr

Hume AI is seeking talented researchers and engineers interested in working with our AI research ... empathic AI (www.thehumeinitiative.org). You can learn more about us on our website ( and read ...

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Founding Engineer

Transparent Search Group

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$1.0K/day

Full-time

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Job description

About Empathic

Empathic is building real AI companions - not chatbots - for women, expanding into voice and video. The founder believes this is the biggest cultural shift of our lifetime. 130 paying customers in market, day-one retention at 80%+, week-two retention at 70%+. $2.7M seed from BoxGroup at a $30M valuation. The founder is a Thiel Fellow, YC alum, and three-time founder (YC W21, previous exit).

About the Role

This is engineer number one. You will work directly with the founder on the most technically interesting problems in real-time AI interaction - from memory systems and latency optimization to voice and video interfaces that feel delightful at scale. The scope spans the full stack: backend infrastructure, ML model integration, frontend surfaces, and the content engine. You're joining at the moment when the product is proving retention and the technical complexity is about to explode.

What You'll Own
  • Optimize inference costs across smaller models (currently running ~$1K/day in Anthropic credits)
  • Own and evolve the in-house memory system that powers better agentic interactions
  • Ship latency and information-compression improvements across the full stack
  • Build the content recommendation engine that surfaces interesting content to users
  • Design and ship voice interfaces with best-in-class latency and presence
  • Set the bar for code quality and help recruit the engineering team
Requirements Must-Have
  • 3+ years backend + full-stack shipping experience
  • Raw intelligence and ability to move fast - founder priority over seniority
  • Former founder or early-stage engineer preferred
  • Genuine fascination with real-time, latency-sensitive, or voice-first systems
  • Taste and judgment on AI-generated outputs
  • 100% in-person in San Francisco SoMa, 9-to-6 minimum; high-intensity culture
Job Details
  • Salary: $175,000 - $250,000
  • Equity: Up to 6%
  • Experience: 3+ years
  • Visa: H-1B, O-1 sponsored
  • Location: San Francisco SoMa - 100% in-person
  • Headcount: 1
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