HU

Senior Software Engineer - Data Plane

Location: Hume AI HQ · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Senior · Posted: October 9, 2026 · Verified: Oct 9, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This role involves building and optimizing the data plane that handles high-throughput data processing for Hume's expression APIs. The engineer will work on data pipelines, storage, and real-time processing to support AI models that analyze emotional expression across languages.
Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of Hume AI. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.

About the company

HU

Hume AI

hume.ai

Evaluation and data infrastructure for emotionally intelligent voice AI.

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