In this episode, Isabel Rasmussen interviews Richard Lin, CEO and Co-founder of Anyreach, about a remote senior software engineer role. They discuss the unique aspects of the position, the evolution of Anyreach's AI technology, the technical challenges faced by the development team, and the interview process. Richard emphasizes the importance of curiosity, planning, and the opportunity for engineers to grow and learn in a startup environment focused on voice AI technology.
Host: Isabel Rasmussen https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelrasmussen/ Guest: Richard Lin https://www.linkedin.com/in/linrichard/
Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Anyreach and the Role 01:00 The Vision Behind Anyreach 04:23 Technical Challenges and Development Approach 09:31 Engineering Culture and Team Dynamics 12:52 Hiring Philosophy and Candidate Expectations 16:24 How to Apply and Engage with Anyreach
Here is the Job Description: (watch the episode to learn how to apply) Senior Software Engineer at Anyreach
The Role That Will Define the Next Decade of Engineering Are you the kind of engineer who sees AI not as a replacement, but as the ultimate power tool? Do you spend more time thinking about elegant solutions than writing boilerplate code? At Anyreach, we're building the future of Voice AI, and we're looking for a rare breed: a 100x engineer who combines deep technical mastery with product intuition and leverages AI to move at lightning speed.
What We're Looking For 🎯 The Product-Minded Engineer You understand that the best voice AI solves real communication problems You can translate business requirements into conversational experiences that users love You think in voice interactions, user intents, and conversation flows beyond individual features 🤖 The AI Whisperer You're already using AI tools daily and know their strengths and limitations You can prompt-engineer your way to better voice solutions faster than most people can Google You know when to lean on AI and when to roll up your sleeves and code voice systems from scratch ⚙️ The Technical Powerhouse When AI hits its limits, you don't—you're a skilled engineer who can solve hard voice AI problems You have strong fundamentals in system design, algorithms, and software architecture for real-time systems You care deeply about code quality, performance, and maintainability in voice applications 🚀 The Velocity Multiplier You're not just fast—you make everyone around you faster in shipping voice features You build tools, processes, and systems that scale beyond yourself You see inefficiencies in voice AI workflows and can't help but optimize them Technical Superpowers We Need AI Tooling Mastery: Cursor, GitHub Codex, Claude, ChatGPT, and whatever comes next Voice AI Understanding: You get the nuances of conversation design, speech processing, and real-time audio System Design: You can architect voice solutions that won't break under conversational pressure Product Thinking: You build voice features users actually want to talk to Documentation Excellence: Your docs are so good, people actually read them (even about complex voice systems) Quality Obsession: Scalable, reliable, secure, observable—no compromises for voice AI
What Success Looks Like You ship voice features that users love to interact with in record time Your voice AI solutions scale effortlessly as conversation volume grows Your documentation becomes the gold standard for voice AI development on the team You identify and solve voice interaction problems before they become user frustrations You make AI work for you to build better voice AI, creating a powerful feedback loop
The Bottom Line We're not looking for someone who can just code. We're looking for someone who can think, architect, and execute voice AI solutions at superhuman speed by partnering with AI. If you're the kind of engineer who gets excited about solving hard conversational problems elegantly and scaling voice experiences that matter, let's talk.
At Anyreach, you'll be building the voice AI platform that transforms how people communicate. Ready to be the 100x engineer who helps us scale conversations to the next level?
Ready to revolutionize voice AI with us? We want to hear from you.
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