The Economist Group - Full Stack Engineer - (Audio & Interaction) | AI Lab
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Requirements
• 5+ years of experience in frontend or full-stack development with a strong UX instinct • Fluency in React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript (ideally with Next.js) • Strong working knowledge of browser audio APIs and libraries for voice interaction (e.g. Web Speech API, MediaRecorder, Web Audio, or integrations with ElevenLabs/HeyGen/VibeVoice) • Familiarity with mobile-first design, responsive layouts, and rapid prototyping • mobile-first design, responsive layouts, and rapid prototyping • Comfortable working across frontend/backend boundaries (e.g., creating lightweight API routes or integrating with LLM endpoints) • frontend/backend boundaries • Experience working closely with product and design to prototype ideas and iterate on feedback • working closely with product and design • Strong communication skills and a collaborative, curiosity-driven attitude • Strong candidates might also have • Swift/ iOS experience • Experience working in R&D labs, design-led startups, or other experimental environments • Exposure to conversational UI, voice agents, or multimodal interfaces • Exposure to conversational UI • Familiarity with design tools like Figma, Miro, or ProtoPie • Figma, Miro, or ProtoPie • Experience integrating STT/TTS services like Whisper, ElevenLabs, Azure Speech, etc. • Interest in journalism, editorial products, or designing with tone and clarity in mind • journalism, editorial products • Enthusiasm for emerging GenAI capabilities and the role they could play in everyday tools • Experience writing Python for scripting or integrating AI APIs (e.g. TTS/STT, OpenAI, Whisper, ElevenLabs)
Responsibilities
• Build interactive prototypes that surface LLM capabilities in mobile and web environments (e.g. chat + audio agents / interfaces). These are often high-fidelity, code-based prototypes intended for user testing and internal demos, with a path to becoming V1 features. • Implement voice interaction flows in mobile and web • Work closely with the Design Lead to explore new interaction paradigms and integrate Figma flows into working prototypes • Integrate LLM outputs, voice services, and backend logic into frontend experiences—collaborating with the wider engineering team on AI infrastructure. • Contribute to frontend components and frameworks (React/Next.js, Tailwind, etc.) to streamline iteration across projects • Comfortable collaborating with Python-based AI infra and APIs (e.g. FastAPI backends, LangChain-like pipelines). • Able to run/test Python scripts (e.g. model calls, audio processing, etc.). • Ideally able to contribute some Python components if needed (like wiring up STT/TTS calls, or tweaking endpoints for a demo). • Comfortable collaborating across time zones and async workflows
Benefits
• Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program. • We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home. • You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts and more.
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