CollectWise — AI Agent Engineer

• →Design and build an in-house voice orchestration framework on LiveKit from scratch
• →Migrate existing AI agents from the current voice provider onto the new system
• →Own prompt engineering and conversation design for agents handling millions of consumer interactions
• →Optimize real-time voice performance — latency, turn-taking, and state management — at production scale
• →Build testing and evaluation frameworks to continuously improve agent quality and business outcomes

Tech stack: Node.js, AWS, SQL, LiveKit, Voice AI, ASR/STT/TTS, LLMs, Python

• 3–8 years in backend engineering with hands-on voice AI infrastructure work
• Track record building and shipping production voice AI systems at scale, using LiveKit or a comparable voice framework
• Has built voice or agentic systems from the ground up — ideally as a founding engineer or at an early-stage startup
• Hands-on experience with a voice AI framework (LiveKit strongly preferred)
• Strong Node.js / JavaScript and AWS skills
• Excellent written communication, which is central to prompt and conversation design
• Based in the NYC area and able to work hybrid, 3+ days per week on-site

• Time at a well-regarded voice AI company
• A Big Tech background (e.g. Google, Meta, Roblox) paired with startup or voice AI side projects
• A CS or related technical degree from a strong university
• Prompt engineering and conversational flow design for voice agents

Location - New York, NY (Flatiron/NoMad)

Work policy - Hybrid, 3+ days/week on-site

Compensation - $200K–$300K + 0.25%–1% equity

Visa sponsorship - Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; open to select visa transfers (e.g. OPT, H-1B)

Employment type - Full-time