Senior Software Engineer (CVI)

The role

A Senior Software Engineer will act as a technical driver for the Conversational Video Interface. You will ship end-to-end features and partner with Research to integrate real-time models.

What you will do

• Ship features end-to-end from specification to architecture.
• Partner with Research to bring state-of-the-art real-time models into CVI.
• Fix flaky processes or slow paths.
• Turn loosely defined product priorities into shipped features.

Required qualifications

• Fluent in Python with real depth in concurrent programs.
• Knowledge of low-level concepts including asyncio, multiprocessing, event loops, the GIL, and shared memory.
• Experience building real-time systems such as video, audio, or model inference.
• Senior track record of setting direction, owning decisions, and delivering projects.
• Ability to explain complex things clearly to teach others.

Nice to have

• Experience with GPUs and GPU management
• Deep experience with video streaming over WebRTC
• Deep experience with LLMs and agentic frameworks
• Extensive experience with low-level systems

About the company

Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing by building AI Humans. They are a Series B company backed by Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.