Full-Time

ML Engineer

Wispr AI

Wispr AI

51-200 employees

Wearable neural interfaces enabling hands-free control

Compensation Overview

$130k - $240k/yr

San Francisco, CA, USA

In Person

Category
AI & Machine Learning (2)
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Required Skills
LLM
Python
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Requirements
  • Previous founding or startup experience
  • Experience optimizing ML inference or engineering systems for research teams
  • Fluency in Python and large language model development
  • Attention to detail and eagerness to learn
  • Aptitude and clarity of thought
  • Creativity, excellence in engineering, and code velocity
Responsibilities
  • Prototype and design new features of the voice interface.
  • Build infrastructure to handle under 500 milliseconds LLM inference for millions of requests from around the world.
  • Scale the personalization of our speech models and large language models through fine-tuning and reinforcement learning.

Wispr AI designs wearable brain–computer interfaces that let users control devices and access information simply by thinking. The system combines a lightweight wearable sensor array with AI software that translates neural signals into commands for connected apps and gadgets. Unlike typical input methods, it emphasizes hands-free, thought-based interaction through a consumer-grade device and accompanying software, potentially paired with partnerships or licensing. The goal is to make digital interaction feel natural and instant, with applications spanning consumer tech and fast, hands-free information access for various industries.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$56.6M

Headquarters

South San Francisco, California

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 125 enterprise customers signing weekly indicates accelerating B2B sales momentum and market expansion.
  • Voice-native OS development with $81M funding positions Wispr as primary interface layer.
  • Personalized ASR models reduce editing friction, deepening user engagement and competitive moat.

What critics are saying

  • Apple, Google, Meta integrate superior voice features into OS, commoditizing Wispr's core offering.
  • OpenAI's advanced voice models directly threaten Wispr's enterprise customer base and differentiation.
  • $81M funding exhausted in 18 months without profitability forces down-round or shutdown.

What makes Wispr AI unique

  • Wispr Flow achieves 10% error rate, outperforming OpenAI Whisper and Apple transcription significantly.
  • 50% of user characters written through Flow after three months demonstrates exceptional product-market fit.
  • 270 Fortune 500 companies adopted Wispr Flow, establishing enterprise credibility and network effects.

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Benefits

Medical, dental & visiion

Equity ownership

Competitive salary

Flexible work arrangements

Career growth

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-10%

1 year growth

-18%

2 year growth

-10%
TechCrunch
Jun 24th, 2025
Wispr Flow raises $30M for AI app

Wispr Flow, an AI-powered dictation app, has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from NEA, 8VC, and notable tech leaders. Menlo’s Matt Kraning will join the board. This brings Wispr's total funding to $56 million. The startup, founded by CEO Tanay Kothari, aims to enable users to type by mouthing words silently.

TechCrunch
Jun 3rd, 2025
Wispr Flow Releases Ios App In A Bid To Make Dictation Feel Effortless

It feels like AI companies want us all to talk to their products out loud more often. Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, to name a few, have added functionality to let users talk with their AI bots as naturally as they would with another person, taking advantage of advances in speech-to-text technology.A startup called Wispr Flow feels it can outdo the bigwigs, though, with its dictation tech that supports more than 100 languages. The company today augmented its existing Windows and Mac apps with a new iOS app that doubles as a keyboard, letting you use your voice to type inside any app.Now, you might be thinking this is just another speech-to-text company, but this reporter came away particularly impressed with Wispr Flow. As an Indian, I’ve never found a speech-to-text app that can fully understand what I am saying. I have also had a hard time getting AI assistants like Alexa and Siri to execute requests.However, Wispr Flow presented a vastly better experience compared to any dictation tech I’ve used from Big Tech. At first, I had to edit my sentences across the Wispr Flow desktop and mobile apps, but after using it a few times, the dictation experience improved drastically

Webrazzi
Dec 24th, 2024
Konuşmayı Yazıya Döken Yapay Zeka Uygulaması: Whispr Flow

Kurucularından Tanay Kothari tarafından Ironman filmindeki Jarvis'ten etkilenerek tasarlanan Flow, klavyeye kıyasla ortalama 3.95 kat daha hızlı yazmanızı sağlıyor. Uygulama Türkçe isimleri anlamakta zorluk çekmek ve küçük gramer hataları yapmakla birlikte oldukça kullanışlı ve hızlı. Araçta yer alan AI Command Mode ile seçili cümleleriniz için “sadeleştir” ya da “daha esprili yap” gibi komutlar verebiliyorsunuz. Flow’u Instagram’dan Snapchat’e, Whatsapp'tan Telegram’a, Outlook'tan Twitter’a, Messenger'dan Notion'a kadar aklınıza gelebilecek pek çok uygulamada kullanabiliyorsunuz. Uygulamanın bir de fısıldama modunun olduğunu belirtmemiz gerekir ki sesli ortamlarda ya da başkalarını rahatsız etmek istemediğinizde fısıldasanız dahi sesinizi algılayabiliyor

Business Wire
Oct 1st, 2024
Wispr Raises $12M and Launches Wispr Flow to Replace Keyboards With Voice

Wispr, the company building a more natural way to interact with technology, today announced a new $12 million investment that will help fuel the launc

AiThority
Sep 30th, 2024
Wispr Raises $12 Million and Launches Wispr Flow to Replace Keyboards With Voice

Wispr, the company building a more natural way to interact with technology, today announced a new $12 million investment that will help fuel the launch of Wispr Flow, a voice-first productivity tool.