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Member of Technical Staff, Backend

Brief overview

San FranciscoIn-person
4+ yrsMinimum
7 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
Backend engineeringAPI designVoice agent systemsEnd-to-end project ownership

About the company

Vapi is a voice AI platform that allows developers to build, test and deploy voice agents for phone calls and customer support.

Visa sponsorship history

2 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

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7H-1B approved
88%approval rate
2new H-1B hires
$161,637median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
20256
20261
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
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20264
Top sponsored roles
Engineering LeadMember of Technical Staff, CoreMember of Technical Staff, Forward DeployedSenior Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Job description

Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):

  • We’re creating the shift to voice as humanity’s default interface

  • We’re the most configurable platform for deploying voice agents

  • We’ve grown to over 600k developers in two years, adding 2,000+ every day

  • Try talking to Vapi now!

Why We’re Hiring This Role:

  • We get a feature request every 30 min.

  • We’re hiring a cracked backend engineer to ship a ton more stuff.

What You’ll Do:

  • 30 Day: You’ll ramp on our voice agent pipeline. It’s hard and fun.

  • 60 Day: You’ll own end-to-end large projects like WhatsApp voice agents or auto RL loop.

  • 90 Day: You’ll talk to customers and design APIs that last a century and delight them.

Who You Are:

  • You’ve seen Series B to F.

  • You’ve built beautiful products that we admire.

  • Bonus: You’ve built your own startup.

Why Vapi:

  • Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business

  • Ownership culture: 70% of the company are previous founders

  • Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians

  • Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A

What We Offer:

  • Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans

  • Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites

  • Flexible time off: take what you need

  • More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget

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