Applications Engineer

34Five.ai is an innovative company focused on creating emotionally intelligent digital colleagues known as Auras™. The Founding Applications Engineer will architect the initial product designs and integrate various AI technologies to develop a high-performance system that enhances interactions and builds trust with users.

Responsibilities:

• Design and establish the initial technical application stack, ensuring it is scalable, performant, and capable of real-time interaction
• Lead the creation of the initial Auras, integrating personality modeling and individualized strengths into the core agent logic
• Build the proprietary EQ engine that ensures facial expressions, voice modulations, and behavioral responses are generated by the same personality-driven system
• Develop the methodology for Auras to attend and actively participate in meetings (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet) with their own identities
• Continuously research and leverage emerging AI assets (e.g., ElevenLabs, lip-sync technologies) to reduce R&D spend while maintaining a competitive moat
• Implement frameworks for relationship memory and trust modeling while proactively addressing risks like AI bias and reinforced stereotypes