First ML engineer
First ML engineer at Openmart — Foster City, CA, US
- Company: Openmart
- Location: Foster City, CA, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 150000–250000 / year
- Posted: 2026-07-17
About this role
Machine Learning Engineer (Audio Training)
We’re building human-like, real-time voice models focused on natural turn-taking, interruption handling, and low-latency speech.
What you’ll do
Design and generate conversational audio training data
Train and fine-tune audio / speech models
Build evaluation for latency, overlap, and interruption
Own the loop: data → training → eval → production
What we’re looking for
Strong ML background (PyTorch)
Experience with audio or speech models
Solid intuition for timing, latency, and real-time systems
Startup / ownership mindset
Nice to have
TTS, ASR, speech-to-speech, or streaming inference experience
Competitive comp + meaningful equity. Founding-level ownership.