# Research Engineer - Voice Intelligence at Pocket

- Company: Pocket (YC W26)
- What the company does: Take Notes in the Real World. Backed by Accel and Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://heypocket.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-23
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pocket/jobs/TdcrUTp-research-engineer-voice-intelligence
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pocket-research-engineer-voice-intelligence/

## About the role

Pocket is building a category-defining platform for ambient intelligence. Voice is the highest-signal interface we have — and we’re looking for a research-minded engineer to push what’s possible with voice end-to-end: capture → understanding → real-time experiences → evaluation.

## What they're looking for

- Have 6–10+ years of experience shipping production systems with strong technical ownership
- Are strong in applied ML/research engineering and can turn prototypes into robust product
- Understand audio/voice fundamentals (signal processing basics helpful) and modern model/eval workflows
- Care deeply about performance and reliability

Tags: Engineering