Sesame builds personal agents for curious people. Follow a thought. Work out an idea. Discover something new. Preview available now on iOS. Coming to intelligent eyewear in 2027. Backed by Sequoia and Redpoint.
About the role
Sesame is an interface company. We're building the most human interface for intelligence. Our personal agents, like Maya, hold natural conversations and make the devices they run on more useful. We're looking for someone to lead this team.
What they're looking for
- You've managed engineers and led teams through complex projects to outcomes you're proud of. We care about the track record, not the title
- 10+ years as a software engineer, including 5+ years managing a team of 5+ engineers
- You're a full-stack product engineer with real depth in scalable web infrastructure. You've built products on distributed systems serving millions of people and understand the reliability engineering that takes
- Product taste: a keen sense for what makes a product feel great
- You're a software engineer at heart. You'll sit on the software engineering team, and you care as much about secure, reliable, well-crafted software as you do about delightful products
- You've personally built and shipped a product zero to one, or been a core engineer on a transformative project at a bigger company, the kind that set the direction for the whole industry
More about this role
Sesame believes in a future where computers are lifelike - with the ability to see, hear, and collaborate with us in ways that feel natural and human. With this vision, we're designing a new kind of computer, focused on making voice agents part of our daily lives. Our team brings together founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside proven leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple, with deep expertise spanning hardware and software. Join us in shaping a future where computers truly come alive.
Sesame is an interface company. We're building the most human interface for intelligence. Our personal agents, like Maya, hold natural conversations and make the devices they run on more useful. We're looking for someone to lead this team.
A word on how we think about management here. You're not there to track progress or supervise employees. You're an engineering leader: someone who guides a team of engineers to incredible outcomes, chosen to lead because of consistent displays of great judgment. People leadership is a crucial part of that, and you treat it as essential to what makes you great, not the boring work someone has to do.
Drive the team's outcomes. Lead product engineering to ship...
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