Open Role

Hume AI

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NYC, San Jose, or Remote Until 8/23/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted March 23, 2025 Last posted March 23, 2025
Job description


Our team is always on the lookout for trailblazing scientists, engineers, and strategic thinkers who are passionate about the science of emotion and the future of beneficial AI. If you’re interested in joining the effort, simply fill out this application and we’ll reach out if there’s a good fit!

Join us in the heart of New York City and contribute to our endeavor to ensure that AI is guided by human values, the most pivotal challenge (and opportunity) of the 21st century.

About Us

Hume AI is a Series B startup dedicated to building artificial intelligence that is directly optimized for human well-being. As the first company to release speech language models, we’re focused on expanding our research to encompass audio understanding models and evaluation platforms for enterprises.

Our goal is to enable a future in which technology draws on an understanding of human emotional expression to better serve human goals. As part of our mission, we also conduct groundbreaking scientific research, publish in leading scientific journals like Nature, and support a non-profit, The Hume Initiative, that has released the first concrete ethical guidelines for empathic AI (www.thehumeinitiative.org). You can learn more about us on our website (https://hume.ai/) and read about us in WIRED, Forbes, and Venturebeat.

Application Note

Please apply only to the position that best aligns with your qualifications. If you submit multiple applications or have applied within the past 6 months, only your initial submission will be considered.

 

Annual Salary
$130,000—$230,000 USD

Compensation (from employer):
Annual Salary — 130,000 – 230,000 USD

About this role

Summary

Contribute to AI research focusing on emotion, audio understanding, and human-centered AI

Job title

Open Role

Experience level

null

Industry

software

Location requirements

NYC, San Jose, or remote work allowed

Salary

Annual Salary — 130,000 – 230,000 USD

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

speech language modelsresearchscientific publication

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

AIaudio understandingemotion recognitionspeech models
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

United States

Remote Country

New York, NY, USA

On-site City

San Jose, CA, USA

On-site City