About Inworld
Inworld is a research lab of top researchers and engineers, building the world’s top-ranked realtime voice models.
Today our models are the #1 ranked realtime voice models in the world. They are used to power the largest consumer-facing AI applications available, across categories like health, fitness, learning, therapy, companions, customer experience and media; representing 100s of millions of end users. Our work spans areas like research and development of state-of-the-art models, optimizing realtime inference, and creating best-in-class APIs and products that allow developers to engage their users.
We’ve raised more than $125M from Lightspeed, Section 32, Kleiner Perkins, Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, Founders Fund, Meta and Stanford, among others. Our technology has powered experiences from companies such as NVIDIA, Microsoft Xbox, Niantic, Logitech Streamlabs, Wishroll, Little Umbrella and Bible Chat. We’ve also been recognized by CB Insights as one of the 100 most promising AI companies globally and have been named one of LinkedIn’s Top 10 Startups in the USA.
Your Impact
You will lead the development of Inworld’s realtime models and products to empower developers to effortlessly build the next generation of consumer-facing AI applications. This role is both strategic and hands on. You will set direction, make hard prioritization decisions, and personally ensure we ship products developers love and trust. You will collaborate with AI researchers and engineers to turn cutting-edge AI capabilities into reliable and scalable developer experiences. Your work will directly shape how the world builds and deploys real-time AI.
In this role, you will:
Drive product vision and strategy for Inworld’s products to enable the future of consumer scale AI applications
Get hands on with code, both manually and with AI to not only develop prototypes but ship new production features and products in collaboration with engineering
Translate complex AI capabilities and technical constraints into clear, developer friendly product experiences
Work closely with C-level executives and industry leaders to align our product vision with business goals
Partner with AI researchers and engineers to bridge technical innovation with real-world developer needs
Synthesize partner and ecosystem feedback into clear product requirements and a prioritized roadmap, leading pre- and post-launch execution
You might be a good fit if you have:
BA/BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar technical field
6+ years of product management experience and an exceptional track record of building 0→1 developer products in high growth environments
Excitement about building the default infrastructure for real-time AI at consumer scale. This includes the multimodal models, pipelines, and tools needed to power the next generation of AI applications
Comfort owning outcomes rather than just roadmaps, with strong product judgment in ambiguous problem spaces
Founder level mindset with the ability to spot gaps, propose solutions, and move work forward without waiting for direction
Hands-on builder. You use AI coding tools to navigate the codebase, mock up features, run experiments, and pull your own data
A passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and its applications
In-office location: Mountain View, California, United States. Candidates must be based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate (you will be working on-site in our South Bay office a few days a week).
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $230,000 - $320,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
Skills Required
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar technical field
- 6+ years of product management experience
- Proven track record building 0->1 developer products in high-growth environments
- Hands-on coding experience, including using AI coding tools to develop prototypes and ship features
- Experience translating complex AI capabilities and constraints into developer-friendly product experiences
- Ability to partner closely with AI researchers and engineers to deliver production-grade systems
- Based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate and work on-site in Mountain View a few days a week
What We Do
Inworld is a fully integrated platform for AI characters that goes beyond large language models (LLMs) – by adding configurable safety, knowledge, memory, narrative controls, multimodality, and more. Inworld uses advanced AI to build generative characters whose personalities, thoughts, memories, and behaviors are designed to mimic the deeply social nature of human interaction. The Inworld platform lets you create characters with personality and contextual awareness to keep them in-world and on brand. Integrations make it easy for developers to deploy characters into immersive experiences, while scale and performance are optimized for real-time experiences. We are a team of experts that have pioneered conversational AI platforms and generative models at API.AI (acquired by Google and renamed Dialogflow), Google and DeepMind. We are continuing to build out our incredibly talented team, with experts in generative language models, emotions, speech synthesis, multimodal interaction, design, and 3D animation. Inworld is backed by top-tier investors including Section 32, Intel Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, First Spark Ventures, The Venture Reality Fund, CRV, Meta, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Micron Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, and SK Telecom Venture Capital. Inworld was one of six companies selected for the 2022 Disney Accelerator. Prominent angels include Twitch Co-Founder, Kevin Lin; Oculus Co-Founder, Nate Mitchell; Animoca Brands Co-Founder, Yat Siu; The Sandbox Co-Founder, Sebastien Borget and NaHCO3, the family office of Riot Games Co-Founder, Marc Merrill.
