What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Engineer position at Vapi?
About Vapi
Vapi is building the future of voice‑native applications. Our platform equips companies with everything they need—telephony, real‑time streaming, deterministic fallbacks, HIPAA/SOC2 compliance, and an AI testing suite—to launch production‑grade voice agents fast. In just 18 months, more than 150,000 developers have signed up, with over 1,000 new developers joining every day. Our mission is to make voice humanity’s default interface again by capturing nuance, emotion, and context that text alone misses. Try it now
About The Role
Our product engineering team drives the future of Voice AI applications by building products that empower the largest companies in the world to a Voice First Future. We believe in extreme ownership and want engineers who can work directly with customers to shape, deliver, and onboard developer focused solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Build end-to-end product features for 150k voice AI developers including many Fortune 500 companies
- Work closely with users, turn their feedback and pain into new feature concepts
- Improve the efficiency and efficacy in building Voice AI product
- Work with our forward-deploy team to onboard customers and track outcomes
Who You Are
- You have hands-on React experience and strong TypeScript fundamentals
- You’re a self-starter who can propose, design, and ship features independently
- You’re deeply empathetic to user needs and passionate about delivering delightful experiences
- You have 3 years of product-focused engineering, including at least 1 year at a startup (<100 employees)
- You have a proven track record of shipping complex features in production
Recent projects
Some of the projects that our engineers have worked on recently:
- A voice based test suite to automate human QA for voice agent development
- A comprehensive list of tools that let users extend their voice agents with capabilities such as MCP, google calendar, and slack.
Why Vapi
- Define the future of human–AI interaction: help pioneer a new era of voice-based AI products that are transforming how people and businesses communicate
- Own meaningful work at a breakout startup: join early, take real ownership, and have a direct hand in building a category-defining company from the ground up
- Surround yourself with exceptional people: work alongside a world-class team of engineers, operators, and builders backed by top-tier investors who believe in our mission
- Accelerate your career in a high-growth environment: grow fast, take on big challenges, and unlock opportunities as we scale one of the most exciting platforms in AI
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation: includes a strong base salary and meaningful equity ownership
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible time off: take-what-you-need vacation policy with an emphasis on rest and balance
- Daily meals: catered lunches and dinners provided for in-office days
- Lifestyle & wellness stipends: monthly allowances to support rent, transportation, food, fitness, and mental well-being
- Professional development: annual learning stipends for courses, conferences, and upskilling
- Team connection: regular offsites, team events, and opportunities to build in-person relationships
