At a Glance
- Tasks: Transform a voice AI proof of concept into a reliable, production-grade system.
- Company: Innovative tech firm focused on cutting-edge voice AI solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive day rate, remote work, and flexible contract duration.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Join us to shape the future of voice technology and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in voice AI, APIs, and performance optimisation.
The predicted salary is between 91000 - 130000 £ per year.
Salary: £91,000 - 130,000 per year
Requirements
- Strong experience building voice AI or real-time speech systems
- Hands-on experience with speech-to-text and text-to-speech APIs
- Proven ability to deliver production-grade AI systems
- Good understanding of latency and performance optimisation
- Experience with RAG and data-driven AI architectures
- Strong API integration skills and a practical engineering mindset
- Comfortable working with sensitive data in production contexts
Responsibilities
- Productionise a voice AI system from an existing proof of concept
- Work with voice platforms such as ElevenLabs, Deepgram, or similar tools
- Improve real-time performance and reduce latency
- Design lightweight orchestration using simple, deterministic flows over complex prompt chains
- Integrate customer and internal data using RAG approaches
- Optimise cost, reliability, and system efficiency
- Build and maintain API- and SDK-based voice pipelines
- Support secure handling of sensitive and PII data
Technologies
- AI
- API
- Support
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Voice AI Engineer on a contract basis for 3-4 months, working remotely and outside IR35 at a day rate of £350-500. We need someone to take our existing voice AI proof of concept and turn it into a reliable, production-grade system that is fast, stable, scalable, and cost-efficient. Our focus is on building a secure, production-ready solution for real users, and we value practical engineering delivery with strong attention to performance, reliability, and data handling.
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