Nuance Labs

Nuance Labs is building a human foundation model that understands and expresses human emotion in real-time across speech, facial expression, and body language. Small, fast-moving founding team (MIT, UW, Oxford) valuing in-person collaboration at Seattle HQ. Open roles include: Machine Learning Research Engineer (optimize model inference, build petabyte-scale data pipelines), Machine Learning Infra Engineer (own GPU-backed serving stack, Kubernetes clusters, orchestration), and Systems Engineer (Real-Time Engine) to build core server-side runtime for high-concurrency, low-latency systems. Work involves multimodal generative AI, real-time graphics, and transitioning systems from Python/Asyncio to Rust. Apply at the company careers page and mention "hackernews".