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ML Engineer, Audio

New York, United States

Location
New York, United States
Work
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Level
Mid level
Function
Data & AI
Pay
$180K – $250K a year
Posted
9 months ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $250K a year, is 27% above the median of $198K for mid level data jobs in New York (middle half $150K – $250K, 197 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

About Sandbar

Sandbar is an interface company in New York City. We aim to expand human thinking. Our team has built software, ML, hardware, and consumer products across Meta, CTRL-labs, Apple, Peloton, and Equinox.

Our first product is Stream, a private voice ring that extends your thinking. Stream has been featured in WSJ, Bloomberg, Wired, and Time's Best Inventions of the Year.

Join us in creating technology that extends human thinking.

About

We’re looking for a machine learning engineer to help build Stream, a new conversational computer. As a machine learning engineer, you will develop a system which spans voice, memory, and agentic control. This role is perfect for someone cares deeply about real-world ML deployment and human-in-the-loop agentic interactions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, evaluate, and deploy STT/TTS models spanning cloud models to resource-constrained on-device settings
  • Optimize inference pipelines for latency, reliability, and concurrency
  • Work closely with other ML/AI engineers, infrastructure engineers, designers, and cofounders on existing and future products

Qualifications

  • 4+ years machine learning experience
  • Experience developing audio / voice models is required
  • Experience shipping ML-based products is required
  • Passion for human-computer interaction

FTE Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental benefits
  • Company-sponsored 401(k)
  • Unlimited PTO and sick time
  • Early stage equity

Source

Posted by Sandbar on their own hiring page, jobs.ashbyhq.com. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 11:49 UTC; the original is the reference.

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