Sesame

Bringing the computer to life

sesame.com

Sesame

Bringing the computer to life

sesame.com

HQUS

Team Size109

Open Jobs106

Total Funding-

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

Company: Sesame

Focus: Lifelike conversational voice assistants and lightweight wearable hardware

Notable release: Published base model CSM-1B (1B parameters) under Apache 2.0

Founders / leadership: Brendan Iribe and Ankit Kumar

Employee count (approx.): 109

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Conversational AI / voice technology and wearable devices

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Funding Track Record

Series B- October 21, 2025

$250M

Reported Series B announced Oct 21, 2025; reporting notes participation by investors including Sequoia and Spark.

Founders

What we do

TL;DR

Company Overview

Funding Track Record

Founders

What we do

TL;DR

Company: Sesame

Focus: Lifelike conversational voice assistants and lightweight wearable hardware

Notable release: Published base model CSM-1B (1B parameters) under Apache 2.0

Founders / leadership: Brendan Iribe and Ankit Kumar

Employee count (approx.): 109

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Company Overview

Problem Domain

Conversational AI / voice technology and wearable devices

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Funding Track Record

Series B- October 21, 2025

$250M

Reported Series B announced Oct 21, 2025; reporting notes participation by investors including Sequoia and Spark.

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What we do

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Join the Team

ML Engineer

On-SiteSan Francisco, CA, US

On-Site • San Francisco, CA, US

About Sesame 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 companions 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.

Responsibilities

Teeming tracks opportunities at over 24,000 AI startups, then works with you to find (and land) the one you'll love.

Backend Developer

Full-timeJerusalem

Full-time • Jerusalem

Product Designer

Part-timeBerlin, DE

Part-time • Berlin, DE

Data Scientist

Part-timeNew York, US

Part-time • New York, US

Frontend Developer

ContractRotterdam, NL

Contract • Rotterdam, NL

AI Researcher

Part-timeBelgrade, RS

Part-time • Belgrade, RS

Frontend Developer

Part-timeAmsterdam, NL

Part-time • Amsterdam, NL

Expert-level PyTorch.
Proven software engineer who loves ML; comfortable writing production code across the stack.
Hands-on experience training or fine-tuning large language or other large-scale models with a variety of techniques.
Evaluation expert — you’ve designed metrics and harnesses that actually predict user happiness.
Deep knowledge of the ML lifecycle: dataset ops, training pipelines, eval frameworks, deployment, and monitoring.
History of shipping complex projects to production—especially user-facing, online ML systems—despite shifting requirements and surprise roadblocks.
High agency and the judgment to know when to sprint solo vs. pull in the squad.
Track record of setting technical direction, driving consensus, and partnering smoothly with product, infra, and research.

Sesame is committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome all qualified applicants, embracing diversity in race, gender, identity, orientation, ability, and more. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities—contact careers@sesame.com for assistance.