Tavus is building the human interface for AI.
We're a Series B company backed by Sequoia, Accel, Lightspeed, Index Ventures, CRV, Scale Venture Partners, and Y Combinator. We're roughly 90–100 people, with offices in San Francisco and London.
But what makes this role interesting isn't our funding or stage. It's what a Customer Engineer actually gets to own and build here.
The role sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and customers, and we think about it in three buckets:
You'll work on some of the hardest technical challenges our customers face as they build and launch products with Tavus.
When a customer is blocked, your job isn't simply to answer their question. You dig into what's actually preventing them from being successful, understand the root cause, and own getting them unblocked.
Sometimes that means debugging a complex real-time system. Sometimes it means finding a bug and shipping the fix yourself. Sometimes you realize the customer is struggling because something is missing from Tavus, so you build the feature, improve the API, or rethink part of the product experience.
You're close enough to customers to see problems before most of the company does, and technical enough to do something about them.
The goal is not just to solve the problem in front of you. It's to make the product better because that problem happened.
You'll work directly with customers to take an idea from \"we want to build this\" to a real product running in production.
That requires much more than writing code.
You'll work with founders, product teams, and engineers to understand what they're trying to accomplish, help shape what the experience should actually be, push back when there's a better approach, and then build it.
You might own the product experience, architecture, application code, Tavus integration, and deployment. You'll obsess over the small details that determine whether something simply works or actually feels great to use.
These aren't demos that disappear after a sales call. Customers may commercialize what you build and put it in front of their own users. In some cases, a meaningful part of their business will depend on it.
And you don't disappear after launch. You help make sure what you built remains reliable, scalable, and production-ready.
You should be comfortable going from a blank page to a product that real people depend on.
This is probably the most unusual part of the role.
Tavus is working with technology that is still defining its own category. There isn't a playbook for everything you can build with conversational video and AI because a lot of it hasn't been built yet.
Part of your job is exploring the art of the possible.
We want Customer Engineers who look at the technology and think:
\"What should exist now that this is possible?\"
And then go build it.
Prototype something weird. Build an experience nobody asked for yet. Combine Tavus with other emerging technologies. Put it in front of people and see how they react.
A big part of this job is simply building cool things that show people what the future could look like.
You'd be joining a small Customer Engineering team that currently includes:
An ex-founder and former Cruise software engineer
A backend engineer from Spotify
A two-time venture-backed founder
We're looking to add two more people to this group.
This is a small team with a lot of autonomy. You're expected to identify problems, make decisions, build things, and own the outcome.
There isn't one perfect background.
Ex-founders tend to be a strong fit because they're used to talking to users, sweating product details, writing code, making tradeoffs, and owning the outcome rather than just one piece of the stack.
We'd also love to meet engineers from AI-native companies who have built and shipped customer-facing products, or people coming from forward-deployed / solutions engineering roles where they were writing real production code, not just integration glue.
More than anything, we're looking for someone who combines:
Product taste + strong engineering + customer obsession + attention to detail.
That last part matters a lot.
We care about the small parts of an experience: the extra second of latency, an awkward transition, an API that is technically correct but frustrating to use, or a workflow that takes five steps when it should take two.
You should be full-stack enough to build a working product yourself and comfortable working with AI/LLMs, real-time systems, video, or APIs.
You also need to genuinely enjoy working with customers. You'll run technical discovery, work directly with founders and engineering teams, challenge assumptions, push back on bad scope, and often be the technical and product face of Tavus.
We're looking for someone who doesn't just think about what a customer is asking for today. You should be able to understand the underlying problem, obsess over the experience, and imagine what they'll want tomorrow.
Total compensation is roughly $180K–$230K.
We have offices in San Francisco and London and are recruiting in both locations. For San Francisco, we prefer people who can be in the office around three days a week, but that isn't a hard requirement. Strong remote candidates count too.
If you want to solve hard technical problems, build products customers will actually commercialize, own what you ship, and explore what's possible with frontier AI and video, we should talk.
Learn more: Tavus.io
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\n\n\nTavus https://www.tavus.io/ is building the human interface for AI.\n\nWe're a Series B company backed by Sequoia, Accel, Lightspeed, Index Ventures, CRV, Scale Venture Partners, and Y Combinator. We're roughly 90–100 people, with offices in San Francisco and London.\n\nBut what makes this role interesting isn't our funding or stage. It's what a Customer Engineer actually gets to own and build here.\n\nThe role sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and customers, and we think about it in three buckets:\n\n\n\n\n1. PRODUCT SUPPORT & OWNERSHIP\n\nYou'll work on some of the hardest technical challenges our customers face as they build and launch products with Tavus.\n\nWhen a customer is blocked, your job isn't simply to answer their question. You dig into what's actually preventing them from being successful, understand the root cause, and own getting them unblocked.\n\nSometimes that means debugging a complex real-time system. Sometimes it means finding a bug and shipping the fix yourself. Sometimes you realize the customer is struggling because something is missing from Tavus, so you build the feature, improve the API, or rethink part of the product experience.\n\nYou're close enough to customers to see problems before most of the company does, and technical enough to do something about them.\n\nThe goal is not just to solve the problem in front of you. It's to make the product better because that problem happened.\n\n\n\n\n2. FORWARD DEPLOYED PRODUCT & ENGINEERING\n\nYou'll work directly with customers to take an idea from \"we want to build this\" to a real product running in production.\n\nThat requires much more than writing code.\n\nYou'll work with founders, product teams, and engineers to understand what they're trying to accomplish, help shape what the experience should actually be, push back when there's a better approach, and then build it.\n\nYou might own the product experience, architecture, application code, Tavus integration, and deployment. You'll obsess over the small details that determine whether something simply works or actually feels great to use.\n\nThese aren't demos that disappear after a sales call. Customers may commercialize what you build and put it in front of their own users. In some cases, a meaningful part of their business will depend on it.\n\nAnd you don't disappear after launch. You help make sure what you built remains reliable, scalable, and production-ready.\n\nYou should be comfortable going from a blank page to a product that real people depend on.\n\n\n\n\n3. INNOVATION & THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE\n\nThis is probably the most unusual part of the role.\n\nTavus is working with technology that is still defining its own category. There isn't a playbook for everything you can build with conversational video and AI because a lot of it hasn't been built yet.\n\nPart of your job is exploring the art of the possible.\n\nWe want Customer Engineers who look at the technology and think:\n\n\"What should exist now that this is possible?\"\n\nAnd then go build it.\n\nPrototype something weird. Build an experience nobody asked for yet. Combine Tavus with other emerging technologies. Put it in front of people and see how they react.\n\nA big part of this job is simply building cool things that show people what the future could look like.\n\n\n\n\nTHE TEAM\n\nYou'd be joining a small Customer Engineering team that currently includes:\n\n - An ex-founder and former Cruise software engineer\n\n - A backend engineer from Spotify\n\n - A two-time venture-backed founder\n\nWe're looking to add two more people to this group.\n\nThis is a small team with a lot of autonomy. You're expected to identify problems, make decisions, build things, and own the outcome.\n\n\n\n\nWHO TENDS TO BE GREAT AT THIS\n\nThere isn't one perfect background.\n\nEx-founders tend to be a strong fit because they're used to talking to users, sweating product details, writing code, making tradeoffs, and owning the outcome rather than just one piece of the stack.\n\nWe'd also love to meet engineers from AI-native companies who have built and shipped customer-facing products, or people coming from forward-deployed / solutions engineering roles where they were writing real production code, not just integration glue.\n\nMore than anything, we're looking for someone who combines:\n\nProduct taste + strong engineering + customer obsession + attention to detail.\n\nThat last part matters a lot.\n\nWe care about the small parts of an experience: the extra second of latency, an awkward transition, an API that is technically correct but frustrating to use, or a workflow that takes five steps when it should take two.\n\nYou should be full-stack enough to build a working product yourself and comfortable working with AI/LLMs, real-time systems, video, or APIs.\n\nYou also need to genuinely enjoy working with customers. You'll run technical discovery, work directly with founders and engineering teams, challenge assumptions, push back on bad scope, and often be the technical and product face of Tavus.\n\nWe're looking for someone who doesn't just think about what a customer is asking for today. You should be able to understand the underlying problem, obsess over the experience, and imagine what they'll want tomorrow.\n\n\n\n\nCOMPENSATION & LOCATION\n\nTotal compensation is roughly $180K–$230K.\n\nWe have offices in San Francisco and London and are recruiting in both locations. For San Francisco, we prefer people who can be in the office around three days a week, but that isn't a hard requirement. Strong remote candidates count too.\n\nIf you want to solve hard technical problems, build products customers will actually commercialize, own what you ship, and explore what's possible with frontier AI and video, we should talk.\n\n\n\nLearn more: Tavus.io http://Tavus.io\n\n"},{"id":"7b3119bc-a124-4b57-84da-9c86438bd1a3","title":"Growth Marketer ","department":"GTM","team":"Marketing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-10-01T08:57:41.524+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/7b3119bc-a124-4b57-84da-9c86438bd1a3","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/7b3119bc-a124-4b57-84da-9c86438bd1a3/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We are creating new interfaces that bridge the gap between people and machines—removing the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models enable machines to see, hear, respond, and appear real, allowing for meaningful, face-to-face conversations.
Our technology infuses emotional intelligence into scalable, reliable virtual agents available 24/7, in every language, and on our terms. Imagine a therapist everyone can afford, a personal trainer adaptable to your schedule, or a fleet of medical assistants able to give every patient personalized care.
With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can build conversational agents that connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale. We’re a Series B company, backed by investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Join us and help shape a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
Own measurable growth from discovery to long-term adoption
We are seeking a Growth Marketer to build and scale the engine that transforms awareness into adoption, engagement, and revenue. You'll take ownership of growth initiatives across acquisition, activation, lifecycle, conversion, and product-led growth—identifying drop-off points in the customer journey, developing clear hypotheses, and running disciplined experiments to improve performance.
This highly cross-functional and hands-on role involves close collaboration with Product, Sales, Design, Data, and the broader Marketing team. You'll develop campaigns, optimize customer journeys, and uncover new growth channels. As part of your work, you'll leverage the Tavus platform, use interactive demos, conversational video, and personalized experiences to create standout campaigns with measurable impact.
This is a unique opportunity for a commercially minded marketer who pairs creativity with analytical rigor and seeks meaningful ownership at a high-growth AI company.
Drive growth strategies across acquisition, activation, conversion, retention, and expansion
Develop a deep understanding of our key audiences—developers, product teams, and enterprise buyers—and turn insights into targeted campaigns
Analyze the customer journey to identify friction points and opportunities for improved conversion
Build and manage a structured experimentation roadmap across channels, messaging, landing pages, onboarding, pricing, and lifecycle communications
Launch and optimize paid and organic acquisition campaigns
Improve website and landing-page conversion through robust testing, segmentation, positioning, and calls to action
Create lifecycle campaigns to drive users from sign-up to value, active usage, qualified opportunities, and long-term adoption
Partner with Product to improve onboarding, feature adoption, and product-led growth loops
Use Tavus technology to deliver creative experiences, including live demos and personalized video campaigns
Collaborate with Sales to improve lead quality, nurture, routing, and conversion from MQL to pipeline
Define success metrics, build clear reporting, and communicate progress, learnings, and next steps
Lead growth initiatives from hypothesis through execution, analysis, and scaling
Help build and document processes, systems, and playbooks for scalable, repeatable growth
Have experience owning measurable growth outcomes for B2B SaaS, developer tools, API-first technology, or fast-growing startups
Understand the dynamics of acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization
Are highly analytical, using data to spot opportunities, prioritize, and measure success
Balance short-term pipeline wins with longer-term product adoption and sustainable growth
Possess a strong experimentation mindset to turn opportunities into testable hypotheses
Are comfortable across paid acquisition, lifecycle marketing, CRO, and product-led growth
Understand funnels, cohorts, attribution, conversion rates, CAC, LTV, retention, and payback periods
Move smoothly between strategic planning and tactical execution
Combine creative instincts with analytical skills for strong messaging
Communicate clearly, take ownership of outcomes, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, autonomous environment
Are excited about AI and eager to help define a new category
Experience marketing technical products to developers, product leaders, or enterprise tech buyers
History of building repeatable growth engines in Series A/B companies
Track record improving product activation, free-to-paid conversion, retention, or expansion
Experience managing paid media budgets and acquisition efficiency
Familiarity with platforms such as HubSpot, Segment, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, or Looker
Knowledge of marketing automation, CRM architecture, audience segmentation, and attribution
Comfortable using SQL or collaborating with analysts to answer growth questions
Experience with account-based marketing or enterprise demand generation
Success launching new products, entering new markets, or shaping new categories
Exposure to the Tavus API—bonus points if you’ve built something with it already!
When you join Tavus, you’re part of a collaborative, high-impact team. Our benefits include:
Competitive salary
Equity in a fast-growing Series B AI research company
Flexible working with regular in-person collaboration in San Francisco
Unlimited PTO
Comprehensive healthcare coverage
Equipment and professional development stipends
Team events and offsites
At Tavus, you’ll learn quickly, directly influence company growth, and work alongside people you truly enjoy.
Culture creators, not culture fits. Diversity is core to our success—it drives how we hire, build, and communicate. By bringing together unique perspectives, we build stronger products and experiences. Tavus is growing fast, and we want you to grow with us.
Ready to help define how the world discovers and adopts conversational video? Apply today!how the world discovers and adopts conversational video?
","descriptionPlain":"\nGROWTH MARKETER – TAVUS\n\n\n\n\nABOUT TAVUS\n\nTavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We are creating new interfaces that bridge the gap between people and machines—removing the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models enable machines to see, hear, respond, and appear real, allowing for meaningful, face-to-face conversations.\n\nOur technology infuses emotional intelligence into scalable, reliable virtual agents available 24/7, in every language, and on our terms. Imagine a therapist everyone can afford, a personal trainer adaptable to your schedule, or a fleet of medical assistants able to give every patient personalized care.\n\nWith Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can build conversational agents that connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale. We’re a Series B company, backed by investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\nJoin us and help shape a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\nOwn measurable growth from discovery to long-term adoption\n\nWe are seeking a Growth Marketer to build and scale the engine that transforms awareness into adoption, engagement, and revenue. You'll take ownership of growth initiatives across acquisition, activation, lifecycle, conversion, and product-led growth—identifying drop-off points in the customer journey, developing clear hypotheses, and running disciplined experiments to improve performance.\n\nThis highly cross-functional and hands-on role involves close collaboration with Product, Sales, Design, Data, and the broader Marketing team. You'll develop campaigns, optimize customer journeys, and uncover new growth channels. As part of your work, you'll leverage the Tavus platform, use interactive demos, conversational video, and personalized experiences to create standout campaigns with measurable impact.\n\nThis is a unique opportunity for a commercially minded marketer who pairs creativity with analytical rigor and seeks meaningful ownership at a high-growth AI company.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\n\n - Drive growth strategies across acquisition, activation, conversion, retention, and expansion\n\n - Develop a deep understanding of our key audiences—developers, product teams, and enterprise buyers—and turn insights into targeted campaigns\n\n - Analyze the customer journey to identify friction points and opportunities for improved conversion\n\n - Build and manage a structured experimentation roadmap across channels, messaging, landing pages, onboarding, pricing, and lifecycle communications\n\n - Launch and optimize paid and organic acquisition campaigns\n\n - Improve website and landing-page conversion through robust testing, segmentation, positioning, and calls to action\n\n - Create lifecycle campaigns to drive users from sign-up to value, active usage, qualified opportunities, and long-term adoption\n\n - Partner with Product to improve onboarding, feature adoption, and product-led growth loops\n\n - Use Tavus technology to deliver creative experiences, including live demos and personalized video campaigns\n\n - Collaborate with Sales to improve lead quality, nurture, routing, and conversion from MQL to pipeline\n\n - Define success metrics, build clear reporting, and communicate progress, learnings, and next steps\n\n - Lead growth initiatives from hypothesis through execution, analysis, and scaling\n\n - Help build and document processes, systems, and playbooks for scalable, repeatable growth\n\n\n\n\nYOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU\n\n - Have experience owning measurable growth outcomes for B2B SaaS, developer tools, API-first technology, or fast-growing startups\n\n - Understand the dynamics of acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization\n\n - Are highly analytical, using data to spot opportunities, prioritize, and measure success\n\n - Balance short-term pipeline wins with longer-term product adoption and sustainable growth\n\n - Possess a strong experimentation mindset to turn opportunities into testable hypotheses\n\n - Are comfortable across paid acquisition, lifecycle marketing, CRO, and product-led growth\n\n - Understand funnels, cohorts, attribution, conversion rates, CAC, LTV, retention, and payback periods\n\n - Move smoothly between strategic planning and tactical execution\n\n - Combine creative instincts with analytical skills for strong messaging\n\n - Communicate clearly, take ownership of outcomes, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, autonomous environment\n\n - Are excited about AI and eager to help define a new category\n\n\n\n\nNICE TO HAVES\n\n - Experience marketing technical products to developers, product leaders, or enterprise tech buyers\n\n - History of building repeatable growth engines in Series A/B companies\n\n - Track record improving product activation, free-to-paid conversion, retention, or expansion\n\n - Experience managing paid media budgets and acquisition efficiency\n\n - Familiarity with platforms such as HubSpot, Segment, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, or Looker\n\n - Knowledge of marketing automation, CRM architecture, audience segmentation, and attribution\n\n - Comfortable using SQL or collaborating with analysts to answer growth questions\n\n - Experience with account-based marketing or enterprise demand generation\n\n - Success launching new products, entering new markets, or shaping new categories\n\n - Exposure to the Tavus API—bonus points if you’ve built something with it already!\n\n\n\n\nBENEFITS\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re part of a collaborative, high-impact team. Our benefits include:\n\n - Competitive salary\n\n - Equity in a fast-growing Series B AI research company\n\n - Flexible working with regular in-person collaboration in San Francisco\n\n - Unlimited PTO\n\n - Comprehensive healthcare coverage\n\n - Equipment and professional development stipends\n\n - Team events and offsites\n\nAt Tavus, you’ll learn quickly, directly influence company growth, and work alongside people you truly enjoy.\n\n\n\n\nOUR CULTURE\n\nCulture creators, not culture fits. Diversity is core to our success—it drives how we hire, build, and communicate. By bringing together unique perspectives, we build stronger products and experiences. Tavus is growing fast, and we want you to grow with us.\n\n\n\nReady to help define how the world discovers and adopts conversational video? Apply today!how the world discovers and adopts conversational video?"},{"id":"09972bf5-780d-4209-a758-d4ad32c012e0","title":"AI Researcher (Multimodal Audio/Video Generation)","department":"Engineering, Product, & Design","team":"Engineering, Product, & Design","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-15T10:42:24.804+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/09972bf5-780d-4209-a758-d4ad32c012e0","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/09972bf5-780d-4209-a758-d4ad32c012e0/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series A company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We’re hiring a Senior AI Researcher to lead research in audio-visual avatar generation. This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, has a track record of pushing generative models to new frontiers, and wants to define what human–AI interaction looks like in practice.
Lead research efforts on audio-visual generation for avatars (Neural Avatars, Talking-Heads), with a focus on conversational settings.
Design models that are coupled with conversation flow — capturing and generating verbal + non-verbal signals in sync.
Drive innovation in diffusion models, long-video generation, and audio-visual modeling.
Translate research into production by partnering with Applied ML and engineering.
Mentor researchers, set research directions, and publish impactful work.
A PhD or equivalent research experience, plus 2–3+ years of hands-on experience applying generative models at scale.
Expertise in diffusion models and awareness of the latest efficiency techniques.
Experience in multimodal generation — spanning video, audio, and language.
Proven innovation in long-video generation and/or audio generation.
Excellent programming skills — fluent in PyTorch and GPU-optimized workflows.
Track record of publications in top-tier venues (CVPR, NeurIPS, BMVC, ICASSP, etc.).
Experience leading research activities or mentoring teams.
Skills in 3D graphics, Gaussian splatting, or large-scale training setups.
Broad exposure to generative AI models beyond your specialty.
Familiarity with software development best practices.
Preferred: San Francisco (hybrid) or London.
Remote within U.S. or Europe considered for exceptional candidates.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\n\n\nTavus https://www.tavus.io/ is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.\n\n\n\nImagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\n\n\nWe’re a Series A company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\n\nWe’re hiring a Senior AI Researcher to lead research in audio-visual avatar generation. This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, has a track record of pushing generative models to new frontiers, and wants to define what human–AI interaction looks like in practice.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR MISSION 🚀\n\n - Lead research efforts on audio-visual generation for avatars (Neural Avatars, Talking-Heads), with a focus on conversational settings.\n\n - Design models that are coupled with conversation flow — capturing and generating verbal + non-verbal signals in sync.\n\n - Drive innovation in diffusion models, long-video generation, and audio-visual modeling.\n\n - Translate research into production by partnering with Applied ML and engineering.\n\n - Mentor researchers, set research directions, and publish impactful work.\n \n \n\n\nYOU’LL BRING:\n\n - A PhD or equivalent research experience, plus 2–3+ years of hands-on experience applying generative models at scale.\n\n - Expertise in diffusion models and awareness of the latest efficiency techniques.\n\n - Experience in multimodal generation — spanning video, audio, and language.\n\n - Proven innovation in long-video generation and/or audio generation.\n\n - Excellent programming skills — fluent in PyTorch and GPU-optimized workflows.\n\n - Track record of publications in top-tier venues (CVPR, NeurIPS, BMVC, ICASSP, etc.).\n\n - Experience leading research activities or mentoring teams.\n \n \n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES:\n\n - Skills in 3D graphics, Gaussian splatting, or large-scale training setups.\n\n - Broad exposure to generative AI models beyond your specialty.\n\n - Familiarity with software development best practices.\n \n \n\n\nLOCATION:\n\n\nPreferred: San Francisco (hybrid) or London. \n\nRemote within U.S. or Europe considered for exceptional candidates."},{"id":"599d6b5b-742e-4128-b85f-c1bbfb75ac37","title":"Brand & Product Designer","department":"Engineering, Product, & Design","team":"Design","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-09T22:38:21.188+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/599d6b5b-742e-4128-b85f-c1bbfb75ac37","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/599d6b5b-742e-4128-b85f-c1bbfb75ac37/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is an AI research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building PALs: a new kind of application that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. PALs combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build PALs to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
As Brand & Product Designer, you will be the connective tissue between how the world perceives Tavus and how they experience it. Reporting to the Head of Design, you’ll join our design team to lead our market-facing visual identity while maintaining a strategic footprint within the product itself.
We aren't looking for a production artist. We’re looking for a holistic thinker who understands that a user’s journey doesn't start at the login screen; it starts with the first frame of a video or the first pixel of a landing page. You will spend roughly 80% of your time pushing the boundaries of our brand: crafting high-fidelity web experiences, cinematic marketing assets, and narrative-driven campaigns. The remaining 20% will be spent embedded within the product team, smoothing the seams between marketing and product and ensuring user journeys are cohesive from first impressions through the user lifecycle.
Champion the Brand: Lovingly and relentlessly evolve the soul and spirit of Tavus across our website, social presence, and sales collateral. You’ll ensure our identity feels as bold, cinematic, and innovative as the bleeding-edge AI technology we build.
Bridge the gap: Act as the ethos bridge between Marketing and Product. You’ll ensure visual fluency and a seamless design language that carries the user’s experience from their first ad-click to their 100th persona deployment.
Iterate on growth: Use your product mindset to optimize high-traffic marketing surfaces. You’ll drive conversion not just through \"hacks,\" but through world-class design, crisp storytelling, and a deep understanding of the user’s psychological journey, from prospect to power-user.
Embed within Product: Spend ~20% of your time integrated with the product team. You’ll contribute to our design system and take ownership of high-visibility product moments – onboarding flows, empty states, etc – that require an extra layer of brand magic and visual polish.
Set the standard: Continually push the ceiling for what quality looks like at Tavus. You’ll move fast to ship campaigns while maintaining an impeccable bar for IA, messaging logic, and typography. You aren't just making assets. You are defining Tavus’ identity.
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, and gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.
Tavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.
We are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.
To learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page.
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With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build PALs to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\n\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE POSITION \n\n\n\nAs Brand & Product Designer, you will be the connective tissue between how the world perceives Tavus and how they experience it. Reporting to the Head of Design, you’ll join our design team to lead our market-facing visual identity while maintaining a strategic footprint within the product itself.\n\nWe aren't looking for a production artist. We’re looking for a holistic thinker who understands that a user’s journey doesn't start at the login screen; it starts with the first frame of a video or the first pixel of a landing page. You will spend roughly 80% of your time pushing the boundaries of our brand: crafting high-fidelity web experiences, cinematic marketing assets, and narrative-driven campaigns. The remaining 20% will be spent embedded within the product team, smoothing the seams between marketing and product and ensuring user journeys are cohesive from first impressions through the user lifecycle.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\n\n\n\nChampion the Brand: Lovingly and relentlessly evolve the soul and spirit of Tavus across our website, social presence, and sales collateral. You’ll ensure our identity feels as bold, cinematic, and innovative as the bleeding-edge AI technology we build.\n\nBridge the gap: Act as the ethos bridge between Marketing and Product. You’ll ensure visual fluency and a seamless design language that carries the user’s experience from their first ad-click to their 100th persona deployment.\n\nIterate on growth: Use your product mindset to optimize high-traffic marketing surfaces. You’ll drive conversion not just through \"hacks,\" but through world-class design, crisp storytelling, and a deep understanding of the user’s psychological journey, from prospect to power-user.\n\nEmbed within Product: Spend ~20% of your time integrated with the product team. You’ll contribute to our design system and take ownership of high-visibility product moments – onboarding flows, empty states, etc – that require an extra layer of brand magic and visual polish.\n\nSet the standard: Continually push the ceiling for what quality looks like at Tavus. You’ll move fast to ship campaigns while maintaining an impeccable bar for IA, messaging logic, and typography. You aren't just making assets. You are defining Tavus’ identity.\n\n\n\n\nBENEFITS & CULTURE\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, and gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.\n\n\n\nTavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.\n\n\n\nWe are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.\n\n\n\nTo learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page. https://www.tavus.io/careers\n\n"},{"id":"8964aca2-7693-4566-8d31-823ab8950980","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","department":"Customer Success","team":"Customer Success","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-03-24T00:18:11.384+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/8964aca2-7693-4566-8d31-823ab8950980","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/8964aca2-7693-4566-8d31-823ab8950980/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is building the human interface for AI.
We're a Series B company backed by Sequoia, Accel, Lightspeed, Index Ventures, CRV, Scale Venture Partners, and Y Combinator. We're roughly 90–100 people, with offices in San Francisco and London.
But what makes this role interesting isn't our funding or stage. It's what a Customer Engineer actually gets to own and build here.
The role sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and customers, and we think about it in three buckets:
You'll work on some of the hardest technical challenges our customers face as they build and launch products with Tavus.
When a customer is blocked, your job isn't simply to answer their question. You dig into what's actually preventing them from being successful, understand the root cause, and own getting them unblocked.
Sometimes that means debugging a complex real-time system. Sometimes it means finding a bug and shipping the fix yourself. Sometimes you realize the customer is struggling because something is missing from Tavus, so you build the feature, improve the API, or rethink part of the product experience.
You're close enough to customers to see problems before most of the company does, and technical enough to do something about them.
The goal is not just to solve the problem in front of you. It's to make the product better because that problem happened.
You'll work directly with customers to take an idea from \"we want to build this\" to a real product running in production.
That requires much more than writing code.
You'll work with founders, product teams, and engineers to understand what they're trying to accomplish, help shape what the experience should actually be, push back when there's a better approach, and then build it.
You might own the product experience, architecture, application code, Tavus integration, and deployment. You'll obsess over the small details that determine whether something simply works or actually feels great to use.
These aren't demos that disappear after a sales call. Customers may commercialize what you build and put it in front of their own users. In some cases, a meaningful part of their business will depend on it.
And you don't disappear after launch. You help make sure what you built remains reliable, scalable, and production-ready.
You should be comfortable going from a blank page to a product that real people depend on.
This is probably the most unusual part of the role.
Tavus is working with technology that is still defining its own category. There isn't a playbook for everything you can build with conversational video and AI because a lot of it hasn't been built yet.
Part of your job is exploring the art of the possible.
We want Customer Engineers who look at the technology and think:
\"What should exist now that this is possible?\"
And then go build it.
Prototype something weird. Build an experience nobody asked for yet. Combine Tavus with other emerging technologies. Put it in front of people and see how they react.
A big part of this job is simply building cool things that show people what the future could look like.
You'd be joining a small Customer Engineering team that currently includes:
An ex-founder and former Cruise software engineer
A backend engineer from Spotify
A two-time venture-backed founder
We're looking to add two more people to this group.
This is a small team with a lot of autonomy. You're expected to identify problems, make decisions, build things, and own the outcome.
There isn't one perfect background.
Ex-founders tend to be a strong fit because they're used to talking to users, sweating product details, writing code, making tradeoffs, and owning the outcome rather than just one piece of the stack.
We'd also love to meet engineers from AI-native companies who have built and shipped customer-facing products, or people coming from forward-deployed / solutions engineering roles where they were writing real production code, not just integration glue.
More than anything, we're looking for someone who combines:
Product taste + strong engineering + customer obsession + attention to detail.
That last part matters a lot.
We care about the small parts of an experience: the extra second of latency, an awkward transition, an API that is technically correct but frustrating to use, or a workflow that takes five steps when it should take two.
You should be full-stack enough to build a working product yourself and comfortable working with AI/LLMs, real-time systems, video, or APIs.
You also need to genuinely enjoy working with customers. You'll run technical discovery, work directly with founders and engineering teams, challenge assumptions, push back on bad scope, and often be the technical and product face of Tavus.
We're looking for someone who doesn't just think about what a customer is asking for today. You should be able to understand the underlying problem, obsess over the experience, and imagine what they'll want tomorrow.
Total compensation is roughly $180K–$230K.
We have offices in San Francisco and London and are recruiting in both locations. For San Francisco, we prefer people who can be in the office around three days a week, but that isn't a hard requirement. Strong remote candidates count too.
If you want to solve hard technical problems, build products customers will actually commercialize, own what you ship, and explore what's possible with frontier AI and video, we should talk.
Learn more: Tavus.io
Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) to own the systems behind CVI, our real-time conversational product. Every live conversation between a person and a PAL runs on infrastructure your team owns. You'll take goals like uptime, latency, and cost and chase them wherever they lead, including into backend services and product code.
CVI's inference deployments. The GPU infrastructure serving live conversations across multiple providers and regions. You'll join as an early senior member of a growing infra team, working on projects like tuning the newest GPU generations and cutting cold-start and model load times so users wait less.
Expanding our GPU footprint. You'll bring on new providers and regions, stand up clusters on EKS, and build the routing, scheduling, and throughput needed for fast weight loading.
Uptime. You'll be one of the people pushing our uptime bar higher, along with the security and SOC2 work that keeps our infrastructure trustworthy.
Fix what you find. When you see a problem, you have the trust and the mandate to fix it or flag it. Reworking our deploy pipeline so shipping is fast and boring is exactly the kind of thing you'd take on.
Multi-provider, multi-region inference infrastructure: routes live conversations across GPU providers and regions, so one provider's outage never becomes a user's problem
CUDA optimizations for Phoenix, our video rendering model: doubled the frame rate by tracing and optimizing hot paths with our researchers
Parallel conversations on a single GPU: several live conversations sharing one card, multiplying what the fleet can serve
You own outcomes. You don't stop where \"infrastructure\" ends. If the fix lives in backend code or the CVI stack, you dive in, and you don't wait for a ticket to do it.
You're energized by unfamiliar problems. If the next thing that matters is standing up a training deployment you've never touched, you jump in and learn on the fly.
You adapt as priorities evolve. In a space moving this fast, the most important thing to build can change as we learn. When it does, you adjust course without losing momentum.
You care about this problem. Keeping large-scale, real-time systems fast and reliable is something you think about unprompted.
Hands-on GPU inference experience. You've deployed and optimized inference workloads on GPUs and know what it takes to build reliable systems on top of GPU cloud providers.
Kubernetes and EKS depth, including routing and scheduling. You're comfortable designing how work gets placed across a fleet, and writing the services that make it happen.
Deep AWS experience. You're at home spinning up new services and turning them into simple, repeatable processes others can build on.
A senior track record of ownership. You've set technical direction, made decisions others built on, and carried ambiguous work over the finish line. You explain complex ideas clearly, to engineers and non-engineers alike.
Experience with GCP
Experience with video streaming infrastructure
Experience with training infrastructure or LLM serving
Experience with SOC2 or security compliance
If you don't check every box but this sounds like the work you want to be doing, apply anyway.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\n\n\nTavus https://www.tavus.io/ is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.\n\n\n\nImagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\n\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\nWe're hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) to own the systems behind CVI, our real-time conversational product. Every live conversation between a person and a PAL runs on infrastructure your team owns. You'll take goals like uptime, latency, and cost and chase them wherever they lead, including into backend services and product code.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL OWN\n\n - CVI's inference deployments. The GPU infrastructure serving live conversations across multiple providers and regions. You'll join as an early senior member of a growing infra team, working on projects like tuning the newest GPU generations and cutting cold-start and model load times so users wait less.\n\n - Expanding our GPU footprint. You'll bring on new providers and regions, stand up clusters on EKS, and build the routing, scheduling, and throughput needed for fast weight loading.\n\n - Uptime. You'll be one of the people pushing our uptime bar higher, along with the security and SOC2 work that keeps our infrastructure trustworthy.\n\n - Fix what you find. When you see a problem, you have the trust and the mandate to fix it or flag it. Reworking our deploy pipeline so shipping is fast and boring is exactly the kind of thing you'd take on.\n \n \n\n\nWHAT THIS ROLE HAS SHIPPED\n\n - Multi-provider, multi-region inference infrastructure: routes live conversations across GPU providers and regions, so one provider's outage never becomes a user's problem\n\n - CUDA optimizations for Phoenix, our video rendering model: doubled the frame rate by tracing and optimizing hot paths with our researchers\n\n - Parallel conversations on a single GPU: several live conversations sharing one card, multiplying what the fleet can serve\n \n \n\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n\n - You own outcomes. You don't stop where \"infrastructure\" ends. If the fix lives in backend code or the CVI stack, you dive in, and you don't wait for a ticket to do it.\n\n - You're energized by unfamiliar problems. If the next thing that matters is standing up a training deployment you've never touched, you jump in and learn on the fly.\n\n - You adapt as priorities evolve. In a space moving this fast, the most important thing to build can change as we learn. When it does, you adjust course without losing momentum.\n\n - You care about this problem. Keeping large-scale, real-time systems fast and reliable is something you think about unprompted.\n \n \n\n\nREQUIREMENTS\n\n - Hands-on GPU inference experience. You've deployed and optimized inference workloads on GPUs and know what it takes to build reliable systems on top of GPU cloud providers.\n\n - Kubernetes and EKS depth, including routing and scheduling. You're comfortable designing how work gets placed across a fleet, and writing the services that make it happen.\n\n - Deep AWS experience. You're at home spinning up new services and turning them into simple, repeatable processes others can build on.\n\n - A senior track record of ownership. You've set technical direction, made decisions others built on, and carried ambiguous work over the finish line. You explain complex ideas clearly, to engineers and non-engineers alike.\n \n \n\n\nNICE TO HAVE\n\n - Experience with GCP\n\n - Experience with video streaming infrastructure\n\n - Experience with training infrastructure or LLM serving\n\n - Experience with SOC2 or security compliance\n\n\n\nIf you don't check every box but this sounds like the work you want to be doing, apply anyway.\n\n"},{"id":"c946e261-5180-4038-925f-9597def4a07c","title":"Conversational Modelling Research Engineer ","department":"Engineering, Product, & Design","team":"Engineering, Product, & Design","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-22T16:47:41.700+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressCountry":"United States"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/c946e261-5180-4038-925f-9597def4a07c","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/c946e261-5180-4038-925f-9597def4a07c/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a friend who can discuss any topic with you. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We’re looking for an AI Researcher to join our core AI team and push the boundaries of Foundation Multimodal Conversational Models. If you thrive in fast-moving startup environments, enjoy experimenting with new ideas, and love seeing your work come to life in production then you’ll feel right at home.
Conduct research on Large Multimodal Models in the context of Conversational Avatars (e.g. Neural Avatars, Talking-Heads).
Develop methods to model both verbal and non-verbal aspects of conversation, adapting and controlling avatar behavior in real time, with low-latency.
Experiment with fine-tuning, adaptation, and conditioning techniques to make AudioVisual Multimodal Models, more expressive, controllable, and task-specific.
Partner with the Applied ML team to take research from prototype to production.
Stay up to date with cutting-edge advancements — and help define what comes next.
A PhD (or near completion) in a relevant field, or equivalent research experience.
Hands-on experience with Large Multimodal Models and a strong foundation in generative (language) models. This could be in the context of tasks such as VQA, Audio/Video understanding tasks, captioning behavioral analysis, Translation tasks, Speech to Speech systems.
Experience in fine-tuning/adapting VLMs for control, conditioning, or downstream tasks.
Solid background in deep learning and foundation modes.
Strong PyTorch skills and comfort building deep learning pipelines.
Knowledge of large-scale model training and optimization.
Experience in duplex-conversational model.
Broader understanding of generative AI across modalities.
Exposure to software development best practices.
A flexible, experimental mindset i.e. comfortable working across research and engineering.
(Bonus) Publications at EMNLP, COLING, NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV.
Location
Preferred: San Francisco (hybrid) or London.
Remote within the U.S. or Europe available for exceptional candidates.
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Reports to: CEO
Tavus is a research company focused on building AI systems that enable real-time, human-like interaction between people and machines. Its technology combines multimodal perception, generation, and low-latency infrastructure to support conversational video interfaces.
The company is backed by investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Tavus is hiring a founding marketer to lead brand, product marketing, and category development.
This role sits outside a traditional marketing structure and reports directly to the founder. The successful candidate will own narrative development, content creation, and distribution end-to-end.
Developing and maintaining core company and product narratives
Translating technical concepts into clear, externally facing messaging
Creating high-quality content across formats (written, video, demos, launches)
Supporting frequent product launches (weekly cadence) with structured messaging and assets
Owning and evolving brand positioning across website, product, and external channels
Driving distribution through organic, social, and PR channels
Contributing to category definition in an emerging market
The role is open to candidates across a range of seniority (typically 4+ years’ experience), with a focus on demonstrated execution capability.
Strong ability to develop clear, compelling messaging from complex inputs
High attention to detail across writing, visual output, and overall brand
Experience producing product-facing content (e.g. demos, websites, launch materials)
Experience driving reach through content, launches, and media
Strong understanding of channels, timing, and amplification strategies
Track record of creating high-engagement or high-visibility moments
Candidates may lean toward one area but should be capable across both.
Proven experience executing marketing work end-to-end (not solely strategy)
Ability to operate independently and manage multiple workstreams
Strong product understanding and ability to map messaging to user journeys
High quality bar for output and attention to detail
Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent releases
Experience in AI or developer-facing products
Exposure to early-stage or high-growth environments
Involvement in positioning or launching new product categories
Familiarity with companies such as ElevenLabs, Lovable, or similar
Full ownership of brand and narrative development
Direct collaboration with the founder
Responsibility for external perception of the company and its products
Opportunity to shape positioning in a new and evolving category
Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer who adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We're seeking a Head of Marketing to lead our go-to-market strategy during a pivotal inflection point. You'll own brand positioning, product marketing, and category creation as we introduce PALs and expand our Conversational Video Interface (CVI) API to developers and enterprises worldwide.
The unique challenge: Tavus is both a consumer and enterprise brand. You'll build marketing that resonates across prosumers discovering AI companions, developers integrating our API, and enterprise buyers deploying conversational AI at scale requiring you to craft viral cultural moments alongside rigorous B2B campaigns.
This role reports directly to the CEO and will be instrumental in defining how the world understands human computing and Tavus's leadership in this emerging category
Category Creation & Brand Strategy
Define and own the \"human computing\" category narrative, positioning Tavus as the definitive leader in AI human interaction
Build a world-class brand that resonates with developers, enterprises, and prosumers
Drive viral awareness moments and cultural conversations. This isn't purely B2B marketing; you'll craft campaigns that capture imagination and drive organic growth
Develop compelling messaging and positioning across multiple audiences: technical developers (API-first), enterprise buyers, and end-users
Lead thought leadership initiatives, executive visibility, and other activities
Product Marketing
Own go-to-market strategy for PALs (consumer), CVI APIs (developers), and the Tavus Platform (enterprise)
Translate complex AI research (Phoenix-4, Raven-1, Sparrow-1) into compelling value propositions for technical and non-technical audiences
Create product narratives, sales enablement materials, case studies, and customer proof points
Partner closely with product and engineering to launch new features and capabilities
Collaborate with demand generation team to ensure messaging and positioning drive qualified pipeline
Team Building & Leadership
Build and scale the marketing function—recruiting, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams across product marketing, content, and brand
Foster a culture of experimentation, data-driven decision-making, and creative excellence
Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, product, engineering, and research teams
Partner closely with existing demand generation leadership to align on GTM execution
Required:
8+ years of marketing experience, with at least 3+ years in leadership roles at consumer products industry, high-growth B2B SaaS or developer-focused companies
Proven track record building and scaling marketing from early stage ($5M-$50M ARR) through hypergrowth
Deep expertise in product marketing, brand strategy, and technical product marketing for developer-focused products
Experience with both product-led growth (PLG) and enterprise sales motions
Strong storytelling ability—you can distill complex technology into compelling narratives
Data-driven mindset with experience partnering with growth teams on pipeline and revenue metrics
Entrepreneurial builder mentality; comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving fast
Highly Valued:
Experience marketing cutting-edge AI/ML products or foundational models
Background at companies that defined new categories or emerged as category leaders
Technical background or deep comfort working with engineering and research teams
Experience marketing to multiple personas: developers, technical decision-makers, and C-suite buyers
Strong network in AI, developer tools, or SaaS communities
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, and gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.
To learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page.
Tavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.
We are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.
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With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE OPPORTUNITY\n\nWe're seeking a Head of Marketing to lead our go-to-market strategy during a pivotal inflection point. You'll own brand positioning, product marketing, and category creation as we introduce PALs and expand our Conversational Video Interface (CVI) API to developers and enterprises worldwide.\n\nThe unique challenge: Tavus is both a consumer and enterprise brand. You'll build marketing that resonates across prosumers discovering AI companions, developers integrating our API, and enterprise buyers deploying conversational AI at scale requiring you to craft viral cultural moments alongside rigorous B2B campaigns.\n\nThis role reports directly to the CEO and will be instrumental in defining how the world understands human computing and Tavus's leadership in this emerging category\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\n\nCategory Creation & Brand Strategy\n\n - Define and own the \"human computing\" category narrative, positioning Tavus as the definitive leader in AI human interaction\n\n - Build a world-class brand that resonates with developers, enterprises, and prosumers\n\n - Drive viral awareness moments and cultural conversations. This isn't purely B2B marketing; you'll craft campaigns that capture imagination and drive organic growth\n\n - Develop compelling messaging and positioning across multiple audiences: technical developers (API-first), enterprise buyers, and end-users\n\n - Lead thought leadership initiatives, executive visibility, and other activities\n\nProduct Marketing\n\n - Own go-to-market strategy for PALs (consumer), CVI APIs (developers), and the Tavus Platform (enterprise)\n\n - Translate complex AI research (Phoenix-4, Raven-1, Sparrow-1) into compelling value propositions for technical and non-technical audiences\n\n - Create product narratives, sales enablement materials, case studies, and customer proof points\n\n - Partner closely with product and engineering to launch new features and capabilities\n\n - Collaborate with demand generation team to ensure messaging and positioning drive qualified pipeline\n\nTeam Building & Leadership\n\n - Build and scale the marketing function—recruiting, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams across product marketing, content, and brand\n\n - Foster a culture of experimentation, data-driven decision-making, and creative excellence\n\n - Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, product, engineering, and research teams\n\n - Partner closely with existing demand generation leadership to align on GTM execution\n \n \n\n\nWHAT YOU BRING\n\nRequired:\n\n - 8+ years of marketing experience, with at least 3+ years in leadership roles at consumer products industry, high-growth B2B SaaS or developer-focused companies\n\n - Proven track record building and scaling marketing from early stage ($5M-$50M ARR) through hypergrowth\n\n - Deep expertise in product marketing, brand strategy, and technical product marketing for developer-focused products\n\n - Experience with both product-led growth (PLG) and enterprise sales motions\n\n - Strong storytelling ability—you can distill complex technology into compelling narratives\n\n - Data-driven mindset with experience partnering with growth teams on pipeline and revenue metrics\n\n - Entrepreneurial builder mentality; comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving fast\n\nHighly Valued:\n\n - Experience marketing cutting-edge AI/ML products or foundational models\n\n - Background at companies that defined new categories or emerged as category leaders\n\n - Technical background or deep comfort working with engineering and research teams\n\n - Experience marketing to multiple personas: developers, technical decision-makers, and C-suite buyers\n\n - Strong network in AI, developer tools, or SaaS communities\n \n \n\n\nBENEFITS & CULTURE\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, and gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.\n\nTo learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page.\n\nTavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.\n\nWe are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.\n\n"},{"id":"1ddebb58-9836-43a0-9a94-b97e7a10e34e","title":"Enterprise Account Executive","department":"Sales","team":"Sales","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-08T22:55:32.391+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/1ddebb58-9836-43a0-9a94-b97e7a10e34e","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/1ddebb58-9836-43a0-9a94-b97e7a10e34e/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is the human computing company. We build AI humans, real-time conversational video agents that can see, hear, understand, and respond face to face, powered by our own foundational models for perception (Raven), conversational flow (Sparrow), and rendering (Phoenix).
Developers and enterprises use our Conversational Video Interface (CVI) to deploy lifelike AI agents across sales, support, healthcare, learning & development, and more, in 30+ languages and with enterprise-grade security and compliance.
We're an AI research lab and developer platform pioneering a future where talking to a computer feels as natural as talking to a person. It's early, the category is being defined in real time, and the people who join now will shape how the most realistic AI humans on the market reach the enterprise.
We're looking for an Enterprise Account Executive with a self-starter mindset and a builder's mentality to join our GTM Sales Team. This is a rare opportunity to accelerate your career: you'll play a defining role in shaping our sales motion, carry customer feedback directly into our product roadmap, and own revenue that drives business growth. You'll be selling a genuinely new product category to sophisticated enterprise buyers, and your work will set the template for how we engage and close key accounts.
Own the full sales cycle. Manage enterprise accounts end to end, from self-sourced lead generation and qualification through negotiation, closing, and renewals.
Build pipeline. Generate pipeline from ICP accounts through value-driven outbounding: research, networking, and disciplined prospecting that open new enterprise relationships and expand deployment capacity.
Negotiate and close complex deals. Lead negotiations, handle objections, and move contracts forward quickly and effectively, partnering closely with legal and finance stakeholders.
Manage executive relationships. Build and maintain trusted relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders, including C-suite executives. Serve as their primary point of contact, drive measurable ROI, and turn deals into long-term partnerships.
Develop a sales strategy. Build and execute account strategies to meet or exceed targets. Craft tailored presentations and proposals that map Tavus's capabilities to each customer's business goals, and partner with Marketing on campaigns that convert.
Help define our sales motion. We're an early team, so your work will directly shape how our GTM function operates, iterates, and wins.
Collaborate cross-functionally. Work closely with Solutions Engineering, Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure customers succeed and to feed real-world signals back into our roadmap.
Leverage the executive team. Bring in our leadership to accelerate deal cycles and secure buy-in from top-level client decision-makers.
Represent Tavus at industry events. Be the face of the company at various in-person events to help build the brand and drive top-of-funnel.
4+ years in an enterprise, customer-facing sales role, with a strong track record of identifying and closing large, net-new accounts.
Experience in complex solution sales, including managing a $1M+ quota and consistently closing six- and seven-figure deals.
Consistent performance against pipeline-generation targets for net-new business.
Proven prospecting and lead-generation skills: research, networking, and outbound that reliably build enterprise pipeline.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
An analytical mindset able to read market trends, spot opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.
Experience selling Conversational AI
Experience as an early sales hire at a fast-growing startup, including building GTM strategies, sales teams, and sales motions from scratch or from early-stage growth.
Familiarity with the AI landscape, the key players, the emerging trends, and where the category is headed.
Trust. We earn our customers' trust through accountability, empathy, quality, and responsiveness, and we build trust in AI by making it more accessible, safe, and useful. We show up for each other, both professionally and personally, so everyone can do their best work.
Customer Obsession. We deeply understand our customers' business goals and relentlessly focus on outcomes, not just technical milestones. Everyone here knows our customers and spends time with them, and when someone has an issue, we drop everything to fix it.
Craftsmanship. We get the details right, from the words on the page to the system architecture. We have good taste, we fix what isn't right, and we're proud of what we ship.
Intensity. We don't have the luxury of patience. We play to win, we care about being the best, and when we fall short, we talk about it openly and without blame, so we succeed next time.
Balance. We believe balance and intensity are compatible, and we model it. We support and respect each other and celebrate each other's wins, personal and professional.
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position offers a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, gear stipends, and plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.
We are not looking for cultural fits; we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive of all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.
Preferred: San Francisco (hybrid)
Tavus is an AI research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building PALs: a new kind of application that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. PALs combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build PALs to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
Work in massive ambiguity.
Help run and define company-wide product management.
Own customer outcomes end to end. You'll take ownership of entire customer journeys, everything from first sign-up through to production outcomes, and treat the whole arc as yours.
Earn the respect of the engineering team, not just by speaking their language, but by operating in a way that inspires.
Move extremely fast with a strong bias for execution. You consider yourself a world-class PM. Expectations are high, but so is impact and breadth.
You understand the difference between 0→1 and 1+. Proven track record in both.
You're opinionated and default to action.
You seek feedback, piece together information from every angle, form strong convictions, and execute, bringing the team with you, not behind you.
Organization and communication are non-negotiable.
Clarity of written thought rules all.
We're a Series B company creating the future of human interaction. You know what that means, and you have the raw skills and understand what it takes to manufacture and will success.
This job description is intentionally short. If it resonates, you're probably the right person.
Tavus is an AI research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building PALs: a new kind of application that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. PALs combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build PALs to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We are seeking a craft-obsessed, systems-minded Product Designer to evolve our product suite and own & grow the Tavus design systems – the components, tokens, and patterns that every surface we build on top of depends on.
This is a Product Design role that demands exceptional VisD skills and experience. We need someone with exceptional eye and hand for typography, color, spacing, and detail, who can bring real motion craft to how our system feels in use. But the design system doesn't exist in a vacuum: It has to hold up under real product and UX problems, across a growing portfolio of products, so strong product design judgment is a must.
This role has a deliberate arc. In the near term, your focus will be the design system: consolidating, architecting, and elevating it into something stable, distinct, and built to scale with us. As that foundation matures, we expect this role to evolve into ownership of a product area, where you'll carry the same craft and judgment forward into shipping product day to day. We're looking for someone genuinely excited by both halves.
You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and leadership in a fast-paced environment to make the system the clear, trusted foundation for how we design and build. Join our small, creative team of designers, engineers, and product enthusiasts dedicated to thoughtfully bridging the human-machine divide. We're doing it right, sweating the details, and we're in it together.
This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Architect for scale: Define the token architecture, component structure, and theming model (light, dark, and beyond) that let the system flex across products and surfaces without forking or drifting.
Own governance, not just files: Establish the standards, documentation, and contribution model that keep the system coherent as more designers and engineers touch it. Be the clear, decisive voice when tradeoffs get contentious.
Partner deeply with engineering: Work hand-in-hand with frontend engineers to ensure the system is implemented faithfully and effectively.
Elevate craft everywhere: Bring meticulous visual and interaction craft, including motion and micro-interaction detail, to every component and pattern so the system doesn't just function, it feels intentional and distinctly Tavus. “Good enough” isn’t.
Drive adoption: Make the system easier to use than not using it. Build the artifacts, documentation, and relationships that get other designers, engineers, and marketers to reach for the system first.
An indefatigable visual designer, with an exceptional, well-trained eye for typography, color, layout, and detail, plus real motion design chops.
A genuinely capable product designer, with 6+ years of experience and solid UX judgment. You understand user flows, interaction patterns, and product tradeoffs well enough that your systems hold up with elegance under real product pressure.
Experienced building and governing design systems at scale. You can point to a system you've architected and evolved, not just contributed to, with bonus points for work both within an existing component framework as well as from-scratch builds.
Original, not just tasteful. We're not looking for someone who can recognize good design when they see it; we're looking for someone who can produce something distinct that hasn't been seen before. If your portfolio could pass for a dozen other SaaS products, this isn't the right fit. We'll ask you to walk us through specific decisions and the reasoning behind them, and the results those decisions yielded.
Principled and able to defend it. You’re especially adept at articulating why a decision is correct. You push back on your own instincts as readily as you push back on others'.
Decisive in ambiguity: You don't need permission to make a call. When a system decision has no clean answer, you weigh the tradeoffs, make a defensible choice, and move, while staying meticulous about the details within that decision.
Technically fluent: You're comfortable working close to code: reviewing implementation, catching and stopping drift between design and build, and speaking the language of the engineers who ship your system.
Built for startup pace: You can operate with minimal specs and shifting priorities, protecting the highest quality bar while moving fast.
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, and gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.
To learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page.
Tavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.
We are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.
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With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build PALs to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\n\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\n\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\n\n\nWe are seeking a craft-obsessed, systems-minded Product Designer to evolve our product suite and own & grow the Tavus design systems – the components, tokens, and patterns that every surface we build on top of depends on.\n\n\n\nThis is a Product Design role that demands exceptional VisD skills and experience. We need someone with exceptional eye and hand for typography, color, spacing, and detail, who can bring real motion craft to how our system feels in use. But the design system doesn't exist in a vacuum: It has to hold up under real product and UX problems, across a growing portfolio of products, so strong product design judgment is a must.\n\n\n\nThis role has a deliberate arc. In the near term, your focus will be the design system: consolidating, architecting, and elevating it into something stable, distinct, and built to scale with us. As that foundation matures, we expect this role to evolve into ownership of a product area, where you'll carry the same craft and judgment forward into shipping product day to day. We're looking for someone genuinely excited by both halves.\n\n\n\nYou will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and leadership in a fast-paced environment to make the system the clear, trusted foundation for how we design and build. Join our small, creative team of designers, engineers, and product enthusiasts dedicated to thoughtfully bridging the human-machine divide. We're doing it right, sweating the details, and we're in it together.\n\n\n\nThis role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\n\n - Architect for scale: Define the token architecture, component structure, and theming model (light, dark, and beyond) that let the system flex across products and surfaces without forking or drifting.\n\n - Own governance, not just files: Establish the standards, documentation, and contribution model that keep the system coherent as more designers and engineers touch it. Be the clear, decisive voice when tradeoffs get contentious.\n\n - Partner deeply with engineering: Work hand-in-hand with frontend engineers to ensure the system is implemented faithfully and effectively.\n\n - Elevate craft everywhere: Bring meticulous visual and interaction craft, including motion and micro-interaction detail, to every component and pattern so the system doesn't just function, it feels intentional and distinctly Tavus. “Good enough” isn’t.\n\n - Drive adoption: Make the system easier to use than not using it. Build the artifacts, documentation, and relationships that get other designers, engineers, and marketers to reach for the system first.\n \n \n\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n\n - An indefatigable visual designer, with an exceptional, well-trained eye for typography, color, layout, and detail, plus real motion design chops.\n\n - A genuinely capable product designer, with 6+ years of experience and solid UX judgment. You understand user flows, interaction patterns, and product tradeoffs well enough that your systems hold up with elegance under real product pressure.\n\n - Experienced building and governing design systems at scale. You can point to a system you've architected and evolved, not just contributed to, with bonus points for work both within an existing component framework as well as from-scratch builds.\n\n - Original, not just tasteful. We're not looking for someone who can recognize good design when they see it; we're looking for someone who can produce something distinct that hasn't been seen before. If your portfolio could pass for a dozen other SaaS products, this isn't the right fit. We'll ask you to walk us through specific decisions and the reasoning behind them, and the results those decisions yielded.\n\n - Principled and able to defend it. You’re especially adept at articulating why a decision is correct. You push back on your own instincts as readily as you push back on others'.\n\n - Decisive in ambiguity: You don't need permission to make a call. When a system decision has no clean answer, you weigh the tradeoffs, make a defensible choice, and move, while staying meticulous about the details within that decision.\n\n - Technically fluent: You're comfortable working close to code: reviewing implementation, catching and stopping drift between design and build, and speaking the language of the engineers who ship your system.\n\n - Built for startup pace: You can operate with minimal specs and shifting priorities, protecting the highest quality bar while moving fast.\n \n \n\n\nBENEFITS & CULTURE\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, and gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.\n\n\n\nTo learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page. https://www.tavus.io/careers\n\n\n\nTavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.\n\n\n\nWe are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. 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Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer who adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
Tavus is scaling fast on the back of our Series B, and pipeline is the engine. As a Business Development Representative, you’ll own the top of our funnel: hunting the developers, product leaders, and GTM executives building the next generation of AI-powered experiences.
You’ll run an AI-native outbound motion: signal-based prospecting, deeply personalized multi-channel outreach, and, naturally, using your own AI replica to sell the very product you represent.
• Own the top-of-funnel pipeline by driving outbound across email, phone, LinkedIn, video, and other creative channels, including outreach powered by Tavus itself (your AI twin works while you sleep)
• Build and run AI-native prospecting workflows: enrich and prioritize accounts with tools like Clay and Apollo, act on product and intent signals, and automate the busywork so you can focus on the conversations that matter
• Qualify and convert inbound and product-led signals (self-serve developer signups, API usage spikes, and hackathon builders) into enterprise opportunities
• Identify, research, and prioritize high-potential accounts aligned to our ideal customer profile across AI-native startups and enterprise product teams
• Represent Tavus at industry events, conferences, hackathons, and meetups to generate leads and spark strategic conversations
• Partner with AEs to run strategic outbound plays and qualify new opportunities
• Refine messaging based on what you’re hearing in the field and contribute ideas to improve outreach performance
• Maintain accurate records in the CRM and contribute to ongoing improvements in reporting and process
• Share field intelligence with marketing and product to help shape positioning and roadmap
• 1–2 years in a BDR, SDR, or event-driven sales role, ideally at an AI, developer tools, or API-first SaaS startup
• Strong verbal and written communication skills: you can hold your own with a staff engineer evaluating our API and a VP of CX evaluating ROI in the same day
• AI-native by default: you already use AI tools daily to research, write, and automate, and you’re energized by building outbound systems, not just working a list
• Comfortable with the modern outbound stack (Clay, Apollo, HubSpot, and sequencing/engagement tools), or eager to learn quickly
• Experience attending, organizing, or working conferences, events, or trade shows
• Passion for AI, startups, and emerging technology; you follow the space and have opinions about it
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and excited to build processes from the ground up
• Willingness to travel for events and be based in San Francisco (this is an in-person role)
• Experience prospecting technical buyers (dev tools, APIs, ML/AI products)
• Built Clay tables, agentic workflows, or other outbound automations from scratch
• A creative approach to outbound: AI video, memes, or anything else that stands out in a crowded inbox
• A background in organizing or working field events, hackathons, or community meetups
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position includes:
• Competitive salary + uncapped commission structure
• Equity in a fast-growing, Series B AI research company
• Flexible work schedule with in-person collaboration in San Francisco
• Unlimited PTO
• Healthcare coverage
• Gear and professional development stipends
• Plenty of fun and team offsites
At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with people you love.
We’re not looking for culture fits; we’re looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success. It’s at the core of how we hire, build, and communicate. We’re inclusive to all and combine our diverse perspectives to build the best product and experiences possible.
Tavus is growing fast, and we’d love for you to grow with us. Ready to get your hands dirty? Apply now and let’s build something amazing together.
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With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\n\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\n\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\n\n\nTavus is scaling fast on the back of our Series B, and pipeline is the engine. As a Business Development Representative, you’ll own the top of our funnel: hunting the developers, product leaders, and GTM executives building the next generation of AI-powered experiences. \n\n\n\nYou’ll run an AI-native outbound motion: signal-based prospecting, deeply personalized multi-channel outreach, and, naturally, using your own AI replica to sell the very product you represent.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR MISSION\n\n\n\n• Own the top-of-funnel pipeline by driving outbound across email, phone, LinkedIn, video, and other creative channels, including outreach powered by Tavus itself (your AI twin works while you sleep)\n\n• Build and run AI-native prospecting workflows: enrich and prioritize accounts with tools like Clay and Apollo, act on product and intent signals, and automate the busywork so you can focus on the conversations that matter\n\n• Qualify and convert inbound and product-led signals (self-serve developer signups, API usage spikes, and hackathon builders) into enterprise opportunities\n\n• Identify, research, and prioritize high-potential accounts aligned to our ideal customer profile across AI-native startups and enterprise product teams\n\n• Represent Tavus at industry events, conferences, hackathons, and meetups to generate leads and spark strategic conversations\n\n• Partner with AEs to run strategic outbound plays and qualify new opportunities\n\n• Refine messaging based on what you’re hearing in the field and contribute ideas to improve outreach performance\n\n• Maintain accurate records in the CRM and contribute to ongoing improvements in reporting and process\n\n• Share field intelligence with marketing and product to help shape positioning and roadmap\n\n\n\n\nREQUIREMENTS:\n\n\n\n• 1–2 years in a BDR, SDR, or event-driven sales role, ideally at an AI, developer tools, or API-first SaaS startup\n\n• Strong verbal and written communication skills: you can hold your own with a staff engineer evaluating our API and a VP of CX evaluating ROI in the same day\n\n• AI-native by default: you already use AI tools daily to research, write, and automate, and you’re energized by building outbound systems, not just working a list\n\n• Comfortable with the modern outbound stack (Clay, Apollo, HubSpot, and sequencing/engagement tools), or eager to learn quickly\n\n• Experience attending, organizing, or working conferences, events, or trade shows \n\n• Passion for AI, startups, and emerging technology; you follow the space and have opinions about it \n\n• Highly organized, self-motivated, and excited to build processes from the ground up \n\n• Willingness to travel for events and be based in San Francisco (this is an in-person role)\n\n\n\n\nBONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:\n\n\n\n• Experience prospecting technical buyers (dev tools, APIs, ML/AI products)\n\n• Built Clay tables, agentic workflows, or other outbound automations from scratch\n\n• A creative approach to outbound: AI video, memes, or anything else that stands out in a crowded inbox\n\n• A background in organizing or working field events, hackathons, or community meetups\n\n\n\n\nBENEFITS\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position includes:\n\n\n\n• Competitive salary + uncapped commission structure\n\n• Equity in a fast-growing, Series B AI research company\n\n• Flexible work schedule with in-person collaboration in San Francisco\n\n• Unlimited PTO\n\n• Healthcare coverage\n\n• Gear and professional development stipends\n\n• Plenty of fun and team offsites\n\nAt the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with people you love.\n\n\n\n\nOUR CULTURE\n\nWe’re not looking for culture fits; we’re looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success. It’s at the core of how we hire, build, and communicate. We’re inclusive to all and combine our diverse perspectives to build the best product and experiences possible.\n\n\n\nTavus is growing fast, and we’d love for you to grow with us. Ready to get your hands dirty? Apply now and let’s build something amazing together.\n\n"},{"id":"c90f76b1-c2c7-4410-af78-f3f6b126c87d","title":"Vibe Growth Marketer","department":"GTM","team":"Marketing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-09T22:54:27.957+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/c90f76b1-c2c7-4410-af78-f3f6b126c87d","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/c90f76b1-c2c7-4410-af78-f3f6b126c87d/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus | San Francisco (in-person)
Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer who adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We're searching for a Vibe Growth Marketer, a rapid prototyper who builds and ships faster than most teams draft their briefs. You'll use AI, no-code platforms, and automation to unlock growth opportunities, streamline marketing operations, and take creative growth concepts from idea to live experiment, often in the same day.
You'll be embedded directly in our growth team, working across paid channels, lifecycle, brand, and product-led growth. And you'll have an unfair advantage most growth marketers don't: the Tavus platform itself. If you've ever wanted to run campaigns fronted by AI humans, build a PAL that qualifies leads face to face, or personalize outreach with real-time video agents, this is the sandbox.
This role offers real leverage and autonomy. It's ideal for someone who naturally thinks in distribution, speed, and scale.
Rapidly prototype and ship AI-powered marketing workflows to sharpen personalization, targeting, and execution speed. Think LLM-generated ad variants, AI-driven segmentation, or landing pages spun up in an afternoon with tools like Cursor, v0, or Lovable.
Build growth experiments on top of our own product: conversational video demos, AI humans in lifecycle campaigns, interactive experiences that show developers and buyers what CVI can do instead of telling them.
Launch MVP growth experiments using tools like Retool, Zapier, n8n, Clay, Vercel, or custom scripts, independently from engineering.
Automate the repetitive stuff: campaign QA, performance reporting, lead enrichment, and handoffs between our GTM systems.
Connect APIs, webhooks, and LLMs into scalable marketing automation infrastructure that outlasts any single campaign.
Act as a multiplier internally, building tools, playbooks, and internal AI agents that make the whole marketing and GTM team faster.
Collaborate closely with design, product, and data to refine what works and scale it.
Think like a growth marketer but ship like a hacker. You'd rather validate an idea in production than write a doc about it, and you probably just want to prove a point.
Get genuinely excited about AI, APIs, and no-code tools. Bonus points if you've built your own agents, custom GPTs or Claude projects, or automation tooling that other people actually use.
Are comfortable across tools like Zapier, Make, n8n, Clay, Retool, Notion, Airtable, Python, JavaScript, or SQL. You're tool-agnostic and pick whatever gets it shipped.
Are biased toward immediate action and rapid experimentation. A working prototype today beats a polished deck next week.
Bring strong product instincts and a good eye for design, even without formal training. Our product is literally a face; taste matters here.
Communicate clearly, own your outcomes, and solve problems before anyone asks you to.
Experience in a growth role at a developer-first or API-first company, B2B SaaS, or an AI startup.
Familiarity with GTM systems like HubSpot, Segment, Amplitude, or similar.
Comfort working with structured and unstructured data: cleaning it, transforming it, and wiring it into marketing workflows.
You've built something with the Tavus API, or you sign up and do it before the interview. We'll notice.
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position includes:
• Competitive salary + uncapped commission structure
• Equity in a fast-growing, Series B AI research company
• Flexible work schedule with in-person collaboration in San Francisco
• Unlimited PTO
• Healthcare coverage
• Gear and professional development stipends
• Plenty of fun and team offsites
At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with people you love.
We’re not looking for culture fits; we’re looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success. It’s at the core of how we hire, build, and communicate. We’re inclusive to all and combine our diverse perspectives to build the best product and experiences possible.
Tavus is growing fast, and we’d love for you to grow with us. Ready to get your hands dirty?
Apply now and let’s build something amazing together.
","descriptionPlain":"Tavus | San Francisco (in-person)\n\n\n\n\nABOUT TAVUS\n\n\n\nTavus https://www.tavus.io/ is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.\n\n\n\nImagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer who adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\n\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\n\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\n\n\nWe're searching for a Vibe Growth Marketer, a rapid prototyper who builds and ships faster than most teams draft their briefs. You'll use AI, no-code platforms, and automation to unlock growth opportunities, streamline marketing operations, and take creative growth concepts from idea to live experiment, often in the same day.\n\n\n\nYou'll be embedded directly in our growth team, working across paid channels, lifecycle, brand, and product-led growth. And you'll have an unfair advantage most growth marketers don't: the Tavus platform itself. If you've ever wanted to run campaigns fronted by AI humans, build a PAL that qualifies leads face to face, or personalize outreach with real-time video agents, this is the sandbox.\n\n\n\nThis role offers real leverage and autonomy. It's ideal for someone who naturally thinks in distribution, speed, and scale.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\n\n\n\n - Rapidly prototype and ship AI-powered marketing workflows to sharpen personalization, targeting, and execution speed. Think LLM-generated ad variants, AI-driven segmentation, or landing pages spun up in an afternoon with tools like Cursor, v0, or Lovable.\n\n - Build growth experiments on top of our own product: conversational video demos, AI humans in lifecycle campaigns, interactive experiences that show developers and buyers what CVI can do instead of telling them.\n\n - Launch MVP growth experiments using tools like Retool, Zapier, n8n, Clay, Vercel, or custom scripts, independently from engineering.\n\n - Automate the repetitive stuff: campaign QA, performance reporting, lead enrichment, and handoffs between our GTM systems.\n\n - Connect APIs, webhooks, and LLMs into scalable marketing automation infrastructure that outlasts any single campaign.\n\n - Act as a multiplier internally, building tools, playbooks, and internal AI agents that make the whole marketing and GTM team faster.\n\n - Collaborate closely with design, product, and data to refine what works and scale it.\n \n \n\n\nYOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU:\n\n\n\n - Think like a growth marketer but ship like a hacker. You'd rather validate an idea in production than write a doc about it, and you probably just want to prove a point.\n\n - Get genuinely excited about AI, APIs, and no-code tools. Bonus points if you've built your own agents, custom GPTs or Claude projects, or automation tooling that other people actually use.\n\n - Are comfortable across tools like Zapier, Make, n8n, Clay, Retool, Notion, Airtable, Python, JavaScript, or SQL. You're tool-agnostic and pick whatever gets it shipped.\n\n - Are biased toward immediate action and rapid experimentation. A working prototype today beats a polished deck next week.\n\n - Bring strong product instincts and a good eye for design, even without formal training. Our product is literally a face; taste matters here.\n\n - Communicate clearly, own your outcomes, and solve problems before anyone asks you to.\n \n \n\n\nNICE TO HAVES:\n\n\n\n - Experience in a growth role at a developer-first or API-first company, B2B SaaS, or an AI startup.\n\n - Familiarity with GTM systems like HubSpot, Segment, Amplitude, or similar.\n\n - Comfort working with structured and unstructured data: cleaning it, transforming it, and wiring it into marketing workflows.\n\n - You've built something with the Tavus API, or you sign up and do it before the interview. We'll notice.\n\n\n\n\nBENEFITS\n\n\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position includes:\n\n\n\n• Competitive salary + uncapped commission structure\n\n• Equity in a fast-growing, Series B AI research company\n\n• Flexible work schedule with in-person collaboration in San Francisco\n\n• Unlimited PTO\n\n• Healthcare coverage\n\n• Gear and professional development stipends\n\n• Plenty of fun and team offsites\n\nAt the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with people you love.\n\n\n\n\nOUR CULTURE\n\n\n\nWe’re not looking for culture fits; we’re looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success. It’s at the core of how we hire, build, and communicate. We’re inclusive to all and combine our diverse perspectives to build the best product and experiences possible.\n\n\n\nTavus is growing fast, and we’d love for you to grow with us. 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Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to be a technical driver on Tavus's Conversational Video Interface, our multimodal real-time conversational product. It's a hands-on role. Your code runs in the middle of live conversations between people and PALs.
Ship features end-to-end. You'll take product priorities that start out loosely defined, like voice localization for accent support or multilingual sentence endpointing, and turn them into a spec, an architecture, and shipped features.
Partner with Research to bring state-of-the-art real-time models into CVI. Sometimes that means dipping into research territory yourself.
Fix what you find. If you spot a flaky process or a slow path, you don't need a ticket or anyone's permission to go after it.
Guided Browser Control: a framework that lets PALs drive a real web browser mid-conversation, narrating each click and scroll out loud
Magic Canvas: interactive cards rendered right on the video stream. The PAL puts the right card up at the right moment: a question, a text box, a calendar, a chart, an alert
Memories and Knowledge Base: the context layer that lets PALs recall past conversations and pull from document stores in real time, without breaking stride
Utterance-to-utterance optimization: shaving hundreds of milliseconds off conversational turns
You're proactive. When you see an issue, you fix it. Nobody has to ask.
You're autonomous. Given a loosely defined project, you figure out what \"done\" means, make the judgment calls, and deliver.
You're energized by unfamiliar problems. A lot of the work here has no playbook, and you'll take on projects outside your direct experience.
You adapt as priorities evolve. This space moves fast, and the most important thing to build can change as we learn. When it does, you adjust and keep moving.
You hold a high bar. What matters to you is how the product feels to the person on the other end of the conversation. Clean code and clever architecture are means to that end.
You're passionate about the future of interfaces. How people and computers interact is being reinvented right now, and you want a hand in shaping it.
Fluent in Python, with real depth in concurrent programs. Low-level concepts (asyncio, multiprocessing, event loops, the GIL, shared memory) are dear friends, and you design with them in mind.
You've built real-time systems, whether video, audio, or model inference, and you know what a millisecond latency budget feels like.
You bring a senior track record: you set direction, own decisions, and get things over the finish line.
You explain complex things clearly, and you use that to teach the people around you.
None of these are required, but they'd help.
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
If you don't check every box but this sounds like the work you want to be doing, apply anyway.
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With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\n\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners. \n\n\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\nWe're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to be a technical driver on Tavus's Conversational Video Interface, our multimodal real-time conversational product. It's a hands-on role. Your code runs in the middle of live conversations between people and PALs.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL OWN:\n\n - Ship features end-to-end. You'll take product priorities that start out loosely defined, like voice localization for accent support or multilingual sentence endpointing, and turn them into a spec, an architecture, and shipped features.\n\n - Partner with Research to bring state-of-the-art real-time models into CVI. 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Our mission is to make human-AI interaction as natural as face-to-face interaction, enabling the human touch where it has been previously unscalable.
We achieve this through pioneering research in multimodal AI for modeling human-to-human communication (language, audio, and video), as well as generating audio-visual avatar behavior. Our models power everything from text-to-video AI avatars to real-time conversational video experiences across industries like healthcare, recruiting, sales, and education.
By enabling AI to see, hear, and communicate with human-like authenticity, we're creating the foundation for the next generation of AI employees, assistants, and companions.
We are a Series B company backed by top investors, including Sequoia, Y Combinator, and Scale VC. Join us in driving the future of human-AI interaction.
We’re looking for an experienced Research Scientist/Engineer with a focus on model optimization to join our core AI team.
Our ideal partner-in-crime thrives in startup environments, is comfortable prioritizing independently, and is willing to take calculated risks. We’re moving fast and looking for people who can help pave the path.
Take cutting-edge research models and make them fast, efficient, and production-ready using sparsification, distillation, and quantization
Own the optimization lifecycle for key models: define metrics, run experiments, and benchmark trade-offs across latency, cost, and quality
Partner closely with researchers and engineers to turn new ideas into deployable systems
Strong experience in deep learning using PyTorch
Hands-on experience with model optimization and compression, including knowledge distillation, pruning/sparsification, quantization, and mixed precision
Understanding of efficient architectures such as low-rank adapters
Strong understanding of inference performance and GPU/accelerator fundamentals
Strong Python coding skills and reliable research engineering practices
Experience working with large models and datasets in cloud environments
Ability to read ML papers, reproduce results, and adapt ideas
Clear communication and collaboration skills
Optimization of diffusion models, video/audio generative models, or large language models
Experience with real-time or streaming systems (low-latency APIs, WebRTC, streaming TTS/video)
Familiarity with TensorRT, ONNX Runtime, TVM, Triton, or XLA
Experience writing custom Triton/CUDA kernels or low-level performance tuning
Experience with experiment tracking, benchmarking, and profiling at scale
Prior experience in research engineering or applied science roles
This position is preferably hybrid in San Francisco, with relocation support offered. Remote candidates are also considered.
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. We offer flexible work schedules, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare and gear stipends, and a collaborative environment focused on learning and impact.
We are not looking for cultural fits — we are looking for culture creators. Diversity drives our success, and we combine varied backgrounds, skills, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients..
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\n\n\n\nAt Tavus, we're building the human layer of AI. Our mission is to make human-AI interaction as natural as face-to-face interaction, enabling the human touch where it has been previously unscalable.\n\nWe achieve this through pioneering research in multimodal AI for modeling human-to-human communication (language, audio, and video), as well as generating audio-visual avatar behavior. Our models power everything from text-to-video AI avatars to real-time conversational video experiences across industries like healthcare, recruiting, sales, and education.\n\n\n\nBy enabling AI to see, hear, and communicate with human-like authenticity, we're creating the foundation for the next generation of AI employees, assistants, and companions.\n\n\n\nWe are a Series B company backed by top investors, including Sequoia, Y Combinator, and Scale VC. Join us in driving the future of human-AI interaction.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\nWe’re looking for an experienced Research Scientist/Engineer with a focus on model optimization to join our core AI team.\n\nOur ideal partner-in-crime thrives in startup environments, is comfortable prioritizing independently, and is willing to take calculated risks. We’re moving fast and looking for people who can help pave the path.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR MISSION\n\n - Take cutting-edge research models and make them fast, efficient, and production-ready using sparsification, distillation, and quantization\n\n - Own the optimization lifecycle for key models: define metrics, run experiments, and benchmark trade-offs across latency, cost, and quality\n\n - Partner closely with researchers and engineers to turn new ideas into deployable systems\n \n \n\n\nREQUIREMENTS\n\n - Strong experience in deep learning using PyTorch\n\n - Hands-on experience with model optimization and compression, including knowledge distillation, pruning/sparsification, quantization, and mixed precision\n\n - Understanding of efficient architectures such as low-rank adapters\n\n - Strong understanding of inference performance and GPU/accelerator fundamentals\n\n - Strong Python coding skills and reliable research engineering practices\n\n - Experience working with large models and datasets in cloud environments\n\n - Ability to read ML papers, reproduce results, and adapt ideas\n\n - Clear communication and collaboration skills\n \n \n\n\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE\n\n - Optimization of diffusion models, video/audio generative models, or large language models\n\n - Experience with real-time or streaming systems (low-latency APIs, WebRTC, streaming TTS/video)\n\n - Familiarity with TensorRT, ONNX Runtime, TVM, Triton, or XLA\n\n - Experience writing custom Triton/CUDA kernels or low-level performance tuning\n\n - Experience with experiment tracking, benchmarking, and profiling at scale\n\n - Prior experience in research engineering or applied science roles\n \n \n\n\nLOCATION\n\nThis position is preferably hybrid in San Francisco, with relocation support offered. Remote candidates are also considered.\n\n\n\n\nBENEFITS\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. We offer flexible work schedules, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare and gear stipends, and a collaborative environment focused on learning and impact.\n\n\n\n\nCULTURE & DIVERSITY\n\nWe are not looking for cultural fits — we are looking for culture creators. Diversity drives our success, and we combine varied backgrounds, skills, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.."},{"id":"6aefde62-2113-40c2-ac36-14da660bd6a3","title":"Solutions Engineer","department":"Customer Success","team":"Customer Success","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-10-08T19:10:41.100+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/6aefde62-2113-40c2-ac36-14da660bd6a3","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/6aefde62-2113-40c2-ac36-14da660bd6a3/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.
Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We’re seeking a Solutions Engineer who’s proactive, resourceful, and passionate about unblocking customers at every turn. In this role, you’ll be a key player in both our Sales and Customer Success teams, helping customers transform early excitement into fully realized solutions. Relying on your technical expertise, you’ll facilitate in-depth conversations with developers and decision-makers. Beyond closing the deal, you’ll ensure smooth solution design and integration—collaborating with customers on technical implementation, customization, and troubleshooting.
Your goal is not just to resolve issues but also work to prevent them altogether. If you thrive on tackling complex technical challenges, love to empower customers to ship faster, and want to shape the developer experience at an AI-driven startup, we’d love to chat.
You’ll need a solid engineering background, a customer-centric mindset, and a knack for balancing rapid responses with precise execution. Essentially, you’ll be “debugging the future”—Tavus supports top startups and enterprise companies alike, and you’ll be part of their journey every step of the way.
Become a wealth of knowledge - Understand how our product works on a deep technical level so you can support customers
Creative problem solver - Work with customers to ideate and architect a solution that works with their business
Diagnose and solve fast – Debug API requests, troubleshoot production issues, and provide clear, actionable solutions for customers.
Think like the customer – Spot patterns in issues, improve docs, and work with engineering to fix problems at the root (or, just do it yourself)
Build - Create developer resources, like sample code, etc
Optimize for zero – Aim for near-zero time to resolution. Every inefficiency is an opportunity to build a faster path forward.
Scale yourself – Automate, document, and streamline processes so future users never hit the same roadblocks twice.
Own technical enablement – Help enterprise teams understand best practices for integrating and scaling with our platform.
Strong dev experience or the scrappiness to trick us into thinking you have strong dev experience – You can build, deploy, and debug an end-to-end application. Likely you love v0
You’re great at handling multiple clients, projects, and issues at once without letting anything slip through the cracks.
A “customer-obsessed” mindset – You care deeply about the developer experience and take pride in solving problems fast.
Ability to translate highly technical issues into simple, clear explanations.
A scrappy, solution-driven approach – If something’s broken, you don’t just report it, you fix it (or figure out how to).
Comfortable working in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or similar – Comfortable with APIs, webhooks, and debugging complex technical integrations.
Bonus: Experience working with AI/ML models or video processing APIs.
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.
To learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page.
Tavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.
We are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nTavus https://www.tavus.io/ is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see, hear, respond, and even look real—enabling meaningful, face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines, making them capable, trusted agents available 24/7, in every language, on our terms.\n\nImagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus, individuals, enterprises, and developers can all build AI Humans to connect, understand, and act with empathy at scale.\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners. \n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\nWe’re seeking a Solutions Engineer who’s proactive, resourceful, and passionate about unblocking customers at every turn. In this role, you’ll be a key player in both our Sales and Customer Success teams, helping customers transform early excitement into fully realized solutions. Relying on your technical expertise, you’ll facilitate in-depth conversations with developers and decision-makers. Beyond closing the deal, you’ll ensure smooth solution design and integration—collaborating with customers on technical implementation, customization, and troubleshooting.\n\nYour goal is not just to resolve issues but also work to prevent them altogether. If you thrive on tackling complex technical challenges, love to empower customers to ship faster, and want to shape the developer experience at an AI-driven startup, we’d love to chat.\n\nYou’ll need a solid engineering background, a customer-centric mindset, and a knack for balancing rapid responses with precise execution. Essentially, you’ll be “debugging the future”—Tavus supports top startups and enterprise companies alike, and you’ll be part of their journey every step of the way.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR MISSION 🚀\n\n - Become a wealth of knowledge - Understand how our product works on a deep technical level so you can support customers\n\n - Creative problem solver - Work with customers to ideate and architect a solution that works with their business\n\n - Diagnose and solve fast – Debug API requests, troubleshoot production issues, and provide clear, actionable solutions for customers.\n\n - Think like the customer – Spot patterns in issues, improve docs, and work with engineering to fix problems at the root (or, just do it yourself)\n\n - Build - Create developer resources, like sample code, etc\n\n - Optimize for zero – Aim for near-zero time to resolution. Every inefficiency is an opportunity to build a faster path forward.\n\n - Scale yourself – Automate, document, and streamline processes so future users never hit the same roadblocks twice.\n\n - Own technical enablement – Help enterprise teams understand best practices for integrating and scaling with our platform.\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR 🔥\n\n - Strong dev experience or the scrappiness to trick us into thinking you have strong dev experience – You can build, deploy, and debug an end-to-end application. Likely you love v0\n\n - You’re great at handling multiple clients, projects, and issues at once without letting anything slip through the cracks.\n\n - A “customer-obsessed” mindset – You care deeply about the developer experience and take pride in solving problems fast.\n\n - Ability to translate highly technical issues into simple, clear explanations.\n\n - A scrappy, solution-driven approach – If something’s broken, you don’t just report it, you fix it (or figure out how to).\n\n - Comfortable working in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or similar – Comfortable with APIs, webhooks, and debugging complex technical integrations.\n\n - Bonus: Experience working with AI/ML models or video processing APIs.\n\n\nBENEFITS & CULTURE\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people, and our success is shared by all. This position has unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare, gear stipends, as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and work with a team you love.\n\nTo learn more about our team culture and benefits, check out our hiring page. https://www.tavus.io/careers\n\nTavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human, drop your resume and we’ll be in touch.\n\nWe are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients."},{"id":"5f9e1ac8-eadb-4d91-a37a-535ec2ce376f","title":"Talent","department":"People","team":"Recruiter","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-10-09T16:55:41.352+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/5f9e1ac8-eadb-4d91-a37a-535ec2ce376f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tavus/5f9e1ac8-eadb-4d91-a37a-535ec2ce376f/application","descriptionHtml":"Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans — a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines. Our real-time human simulation models allow machines to see, hear, respond, and even look real, enabling natural, face-to-face conversations at scale.
We’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.
Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.
We’re hiring a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to help scale our team across engineering, product, operations, and business functions, while partnering closely with our broader recruiting team on hiring across the organization. You’ll own full-cycle hiring for a range of functions, and help build teams as Tavus continues to grow.
This is a high-impact role that will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand and anticipate evolving talent needs, shape hiring plans, and bring exceptional people to our team. This role will require someone who has a proven track record of building strong teams across areas of ownership, while stepping in across functions as hiring needs quickly evolve.
We’re looking for someone who thrives in early-stage chaos, loves building systems and processes, and can balance hands-on recruiting with thoughtful partnership and planning.
You’ll own full cycle recruiting: sourcing, building talent networks, candidate management, closing, and hiring-manager partnership, while helping us build the recruiting foundation we need for the next stage of Tavus.
4+ years of experience, ideally in-house experience as first recruiter at an early-stage startup
You’re a builder: you’ve created recruiting systems/processes from scratch or significantly improved existing ones, and leverage AI. Expect to balance many roles at once.
Exceptional communication and candidate experience instincts
Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working in ambiguity
Passion for AI and the opportunity to shape a team working at the edge of what’s possible
Demonstrated ability to operate in high-performance, high-expectation environments
Polish — strong communication, attention to detail, and professional judgment
You can quickly understand complex problems and structure solutions
Experience as a founder, or startup building experience
Experience hiring for non-technical roles (G&A, GTM)
Experience building out roles/processes in Ashby
Played Portal 1 and 2 - or willing to as part of onboarding 😄
When you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare and gear stipends, as well as, of course, plenty of fun! At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and be with a team you love.
To learn more about our team culture, and benefits, check out our hiring page!
Tavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us! Are you excited to get your hands dirty? Drop your resume and we’ll be in touch!
We are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. In fact, diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and thinking to build the best experiences for our clients.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nTavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. We’re building AI Humans — a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines. Our real-time human simulation models allow machines to see, hear, respond, and even look real, enabling natural, face-to-face conversations at scale.\n\nWe’re a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.\n\nBe part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ROLE\n\nWe’re hiring a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to help scale our team across engineering, product, operations, and business functions, while partnering closely with our broader recruiting team on hiring across the organization. You’ll own full-cycle hiring for a range of functions, and help build teams as Tavus continues to grow.\n\nThis is a high-impact role that will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand and anticipate evolving talent needs, shape hiring plans, and bring exceptional people to our team. This role will require someone who has a proven track record of building strong teams across areas of ownership, while stepping in across functions as hiring needs quickly evolve.\n\nWe’re looking for someone who thrives in early-stage chaos, loves building systems and processes, and can balance hands-on recruiting with thoughtful partnership and planning.\n\nYou’ll own full cycle recruiting: sourcing, building talent networks, candidate management, closing, and hiring-manager partnership, while helping us build the recruiting foundation we need for the next stage of Tavus.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 4+ years of experience, ideally in-house experience as first recruiter at an early-stage startup\n\n - You’re a builder: you’ve created recruiting systems/processes from scratch or significantly improved existing ones, and leverage AI. Expect to balance many roles at once.\n\n - Exceptional communication and candidate experience instincts\n\n - Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working in ambiguity\n\n - Passion for AI and the opportunity to shape a team working at the edge of what’s possible\n\n - Demonstrated ability to operate in high-performance, high-expectation environments\n\n - Polish — strong communication, attention to detail, and professional judgment\n\n - You can quickly understand complex problems and structure solutions\n\n\nBONUS IF YOU HAVE:\n\n - Experience as a founder, or startup building experience\n\n - Experience hiring for non-technical roles (G&A, GTM)\n\n - Experience building out roles/processes in Ashby\n\n - Played Portal 1 and 2 - or willing to as part of onboarding 😄\n\n\nBENEFITS\n\nWhen you join Tavus, you’re joining a family. Our work is driven by our team, and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule, unlimited PTO, competitive healthcare and gear stipends, as well as, of course, plenty of fun! At the end of the day, we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn, directly drive impact, and be with a team you love.\n\nTo learn more about our team culture, and benefits, check out our hiring page! https://www.tavus.io/careers\n\nTavus is growing fast, and we’d like you to grow with us! Are you excited to get your hands dirty? Drop your resume and we’ll be in touch!\n\nWe are not looking for cultural fits, we are looking for culture creators. In fact, diversity is what drives our success – it’s at the core of how we hire, communicate, and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and thinking to build the best experiences for our clients."}],"apiVersion":"1"}