Cantina Labs is a social AI company developing advanced real-time models for enhanced storytelling and interaction. The role involves extending and improving the audio and video infrastructure for real-time interactions within the Cantina app.
Responsibilities
- Enhance and extend the real-time Cantina media platform
- Enable new ways for users to interact with their friends and AI bots through voice and video by implementing new features and capabilities
- Improve and build on the custom, WebRTC-based frameworks we use to provide media services for iOS, Android, and web clients
- Collect and analyze metrics relating to system performance and user behavior
- Participate in detailed and constructive design and code reviews
- Collaborate with other members of the team to deliver new features and enhancements on a regular basis
- Work with application development teams to define APIs they can use to integrate with the media stack
Skills
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience
- Excellent communications skills
- Experience with C or C++
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including familiarity with data structures and concurrent / multithreaded programming
- Exposure to system programming concepts, including network protocols; memory management; and distributed systems fundamentals
- Object-oriented programming and design skills
- Interest in solving challenging, subtle engineering problems
- Previous experience with WebRTC, streaming protocols, or other media-related technologies
- Familiarity with audio or video processing techniques and algorithms
- Experience creating backend server infrastructure
- Experience developing software for iOS and Android
- Familiarity with building services using Node.js
- Familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, particularly in relation to speech recognition and synthesis
Benefits
- Competitive salary and generous company equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
- 42 days of paid time off, including:
- 15 PTO days
- 10 sick days
- 15 company holidays
- 2 floating holidays
- Generous parental leave & fertility support
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Lifestyle spending account – $500/month to use however you’d like
- Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
- One Medical membership, and more!
Company Overview
Cantina Labs is a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.cantina.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Cantina Labs has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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