cantina
cantina5mo ago
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$120,000 – $180,000/yr

Media Software Engineer, Speech (All Levels)

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Overview

About Cantina: Cantina Labs is a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. We bring characters to life, transforming how people tell stories, connect, and create. We build and power ecosystems.

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Cantina Labs is a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. We bring characters to life, transforming how people tell stories, connect, and create. We build and power ecosystems. Cantina, our flagship social AI platform, is just the beginning.

If you're excited about the potential AI has to shape human creativity and social interactions, join us in building the future!

About the Role

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The media team at Cantina is creating one of the most advanced platforms for real-time and streaming media in the world. We're passionate about building high-performance, high-quality software and services, with a mandate that covers everything from globally distributed infrastructure to optimized device-level audio and video processing frameworks. We are looking for engineers who are excited about working with an exceptional team on challenging problems.

We're looking for an enthusiastic Software Engineer to help us provide a compelling experience for users who want to chat with friends and AI-powered bots. In this role, you will extend and improve the audio and video infrastructure that is at the heart of enabling real-time interactions in the Cantina app.

Responsibilities

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  • Enhance and extend the real-time Cantina media platform.

  • Enable new ways for users to interact with their friends and AI bots through voice and video by implementing new features and capabilities.

  • Improve and build on the custom, WebRTC-based frameworks we use to provide media services for iOS, Android, and web clients.

  • Collect and analyze metrics relating to system performance and user behavior.

  • Participate in detailed and constructive design and code reviews.

  • Collaborate with other members of the team to deliver new features and enhancements on a regular basis.

  • Work with application development teams to define APIs they can use to integrate with the media stack.

Responsibilities

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We have offices located in Sunnyvale, CA and Brooklyn, NY. While we offer fully remote and hybrid employment opportunities, our Media Engineering team strongly desires candidates to be available (or willing to relocate) to work in the Bay Area. For reference, 95% of the Media Engineering team works from the Bay Area.

What We Offer

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The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is between $120,000-$180,000. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

What We Offer

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Competitive salary and generous company equity
Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
42 days of paid time off, including:15 PTO days
10 sick days
15 company holidays
2 floating holidays
Generous parental leave & fertility support
401(k) retirement savings plan
Lifestyle spending account – $500/month to use however you’d like
Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
One Medical membership, and more!

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Sunnyvale
Hybrid — some on-site time required
Who can apply
Open to applicants worldwide

Listing Details

Posted
November 24, 2025
First seen
May 6, 2026
Last seen
May 7, 2026

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cantinaMedia Software Engineer, Speech (All Levels)$120k–$180k