Senior Software Engineer
Posted on January 21, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
About Meela
New York City (In-Person, Full-Time) | Competitive Salary + Equity + Benefits
We’ve built a phone-based AI companion that brings intelligent, emotionally attuned conversation to people often left behind by traditional tech. We’re building Meela with love, purpose, and deep technical ambition—pushing the limits of LLMs, RAG, and personalized memory systems.
Every call from Meela is a chance to make someone feel seen, heard, and remembered.
What You’ll Do
- Architect and build full-stack features across a voice-first AI platform—from backend memory pipelines to intuitive tools for conversation review and analysis.
- Design reliable infrastructure to support AI companions that remain helpful, personal, and engaging over hundreds of calls with the same user.
- Work across the stack using Python, React, vector databases (Pinecone), and LLM tools to create production-ready systems.
- Collaborate directly with the CEO on product strategy and the CTO on technical design.
- Wear multiple hats—this is a founding role, shaping engineering practices and product culture.
- Continuously improve Meela’s AI quality through data tooling, observability, and iteration on personalization of memory and conversation flows.
What You Bring
- Full-stack engineering experience with a strong backend focus; experience in early-stage environments or shipping entire systems solo.
- Fluency in Python and ReactJS, and confidence with modern web frameworks and API design.
- Experience or deep interest in LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and conversational AI systems.
- Design mindset for scalable systems, clean abstractions, and operational excellence.
- Strong product intuition and the ability to translate user experience into technical architecture.
- A builder’s spirit—hands-on, proactive, and ownership-oriented.
- Deep alignment with Meela’s mission to improve the lives of older adults.
Why Meela & Benefits
Your work will be felt—every line of code will improve someone’s day.
You’ll build the kind of product your family would love, and that society needs.
What We Offer:
- Six-figure competitive base salary + meaningful equity (Salary range $150,000 - $225,000).
- Full health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k).
- Commuter benefit.
- Paid lunch every day.
- Office-based role (NYC) with a tight-knit, mission-driven team.
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