Senior Software Engineer - Saga / Voice OS

Saga is Deepgram’s consumer facing application - this application lets people control their tools, workflows, and environments using natural speech. Deepgram Saga https://app.poised.com/saga/ is an innovative voice OS designed for professionals, enabling hands-free control of their workflow through natural language. It integrates seamlessly with existing tools like Slack, Linear, and Notion, allowing them to execute tasks via voice commands, thereby reducing context-switching and enhancing productivity.

We're a full-stack team that values high-quality, iterative delivery and thoughtful code design. We function like a startup within a startup, characterized by our scrappiness and adaptability. Our backend services are built with Node.js http://node.js and Socket.io http://Socket.io, chosen for its performance, developer velocity, and strong ecosystem.

We use TypeScript to add type safety and improve maintainability across our codebase. On the frontend, we use React and Next.js to deliver fast, resilient user experiences with server-side rendering, dynamic routing, and seamless integration with our voice-native workflows. Across the stack, we care deeply about schema clarity, performance, and long-term maintainability.

- Build, ship, and maintain backend services using Node.js, Socket.IO http://Socket.IO, AWS Amplify, and DynamoDB

- Work across the frontend with TypeScript, React, Next.js http://next.js

- Design and integrate APIs using both REST and GraphQL, supporting flexible, scalable data access across services

- Develop deep expertise in a few areas while remaining comfortable diving into new parts of the codebase

- Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions, fostering a culture of clarity, curiosity, and shared ownership

- Translate high-level product requirements into parallelizable, incrementally releasable tasks

- Balance short-term deliverables with long-term investments in efficiency, scalability, and performance

- 3+ years of experience on a full-stack engineering team, building and maintaining production-grade services

- Professional experience with TypeScript, including API development, backend service design, and system integration

- Experience building user interfaces through reusable, composable components—favoring clarity, encapsulation, and predictable state management.

- Proven ability to optimize database performance through thoughtful schema design, query tuning, and indexing strategies

- Strong communication skills and the ability to navigate technical tradeoffs in a collaborative, cross-functional environment

- Familiarity with Electron and building cross-platform desktop (or mobile) applications

- Experience integrating with LangChain, or other LLM orchestration frameworks

- Comfort working in startup environments, where ambiguity, speed, and scrappy problem-solving are the norm

- A self-starting mindset with the ability to scope, prioritize, and execute independently

- Strong product intuition and curiosity about how users interact with emerging interfaces

- Prior experience with voice technology and AI-driven applications