Cresta

👥 101-250💰 $125,000,000 Series D 2 months agoAutomotiveCustomer ServiceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Intelligent SystemsRetailMachine LearningTelecommunicationsNatural Language ProcessingSoftware💼 Private Company
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Cresta empowers contact centers with AI-powered solutions that transform customer conversations into competitive advantages. We build a platform combining human intelligence and AI to deliver real-time coaching, automate processes, and unlock valuable customer insights. Our market-leading technology helps companies in diverse sectors—from finance to telecommunications—improve agent performance and enhance customer experiences. We leverage a robust tech stack including Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare CDN, and Google Apps for Business, fostering a collaborative and innovative engineering culture that prioritizes high-quality, scalable solutions. Cresta is a remote-first company with a global presence, offering flexible work arrangements and a variety of benefits. Backed by top-tier investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, Cresta is rapidly expanding and revolutionizing the contact center industry. Recognized by Forbes and Bain Consulting as a top private AI company, we're committed to building a best-in-class product and workplace. Our engineers build and maintain a sophisticated platform using technologies such as React, Angular, Python, Go, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and various cloud services. We prioritize robust API design (gRPC, REST), high-performance database systems (PostgreSQL, ClickHouse), and the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. We encourage collaboration, continuous improvement, and a focus on delivering exceptional user experiences. We value a culture of ownership and autonomy, empowering engineers to make meaningful contributions to the future of work. At Cresta, we value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment where every team member has the opportunity to learn, grow, and make a significant impact. Our team is composed of talented and passionate individuals who share our vision of transforming the contact center industry. Our remote-first culture allows us to attract top talent from across the globe, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. Cresta's rapid growth reflects our market leadership and significant investor confidence. With recent Series D funding, we're strategically expanding our product offerings and global reach. We are constantly pushing the boundaries of AI in the contact center space and invite you to be a part of this innovative journey.

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📍 US

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 AI, SaaS, technology

  • Proven experience negotiating with AWS and other cloud providers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
  • 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing and procurement, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Deep understanding of procurement processes, vendor management, and contract negotiations.
  • Background in SaaS, technology, or AI-driven industries is a big advantage.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a knack for influencing and driving change.
  • Familiarity with procurement software and tools, including Vendr, is a bonus.

  • Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies that balance cost, quality, and supplier performance.
  • Own the procurement process, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and alignment with company standards.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key vendors and suppliers.
  • Work closely with finance, legal, and operations teams to align procurement strategies with business needs.
  • Ensure all procurement activities meet legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.

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📍 SF, NYC

🔍 AI and contact center solutions

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 1 year of marketing experience, ideally for a SaaS or B2B business.
  • Excellent communication skills and comfortable presenting in executive-level settings.
  • Excellent organization skills and experience managing complex projects.
  • Preferred experience selling software or AI products.
  • Preferred experience in software categories related to contact centers, customer experience and virtual agents.

  • Be an Owner: Define the unique approach and execution for the events you lead.
  • Drive Results: Support pipeline generation to hit our field marketing qualified pipeline targets.
  • Partner with Others: Develop partnerships with colleagues across GTM.
  • Stay Organized: Project manage event assignments and oversee vendor communications.
  • Keep Learning: Learn industry best practices and improve event planning processes.
  • Drive Attendees: Create and manage event landing pages and registration.
  • Be Accountable: Collect and analyze data for post-event reports.
  • Scale the Program: Build best practices for efficient event programs.
  • Go to Customers: Handle on-site event operations, requiring up to 30% travel.
  • Collaborate on Content & Market Research: Work with marketing teams to develop event content.

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🔥 Strategic Sales Director, West
Posted about 2 months ago

📍 USA

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Artificial Intelligence

  • 7+ years of SaaS software sales experience at an enterprise level.
  • Experience negotiating, structuring and executing complex enterprise-level agreements.
  • Prior experience leading cross-functional teams through large deal close processes.
  • Ability to articulate contractual, technical, and financial value points to customers, including executives.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience presenting to C-level executives.
  • Ability to travel up to 50%.

  • Own the sales experience while building and managing relationships with key decision-makers and executives at Fortune 500 companies.
  • Run complex sales cycles from initial contact to close.
  • Prospect for new clients, design product presentations and business cases, develop and deliver proposals, negotiate and close contracts.
  • Develop a command of the Cresta product, the Contact Center market, our unique competitive differentiators, and our customers’ needs.
  • Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Customer Success and Engineering to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
  • Hit your number.

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📍 United States, Canada

🔍 Artificial Intelligence

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals.
  • 8+ years of experience in relevant domains.
  • Very solid coding skills.
  • Familiar with React or Angular, used in large-scale consumer-facing products.
  • Proficient in designing and maintaining clear frontend architecture.
  • Experience as a technical lead of frontend stack supporting various product features.

  • Play a substantial role in the platform frontend engineering team.
  • Work with Cresta product and engineering teams to build and improve the platform.
  • Stay closely with customers and analyze technical tradeoffs.
  • Develop high-quality, reusable, and well-tested system components.
  • Identify product improvement opportunities and generate ideas.
  • Demonstrate and uphold engineering best practices.

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📍 US, Canada

🔍 Artificial Intelligence

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in backend system architecture, cloud services, or related technology fields.
  • Proficient in designing and maintaining clear and robust APIs with strong understanding of gRPC and REST.
  • Previous experience with Virtual Agent or AI Agent systems.
  • Experience in high-performance database schema design, query optimization, SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience in containerized application deployment using Kubernetes and Docker in microservices architectures.
  • Experience in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, with knowledge of cloud security and compliance.

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust backend architectures for Cresta’s AI Agent solutions and proprietary models.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including frontend engineers and machine learning engineers for seamless AI integration.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance system scalability and reliability in production, focusing on backend services supporting AI.
  • Optimize server response times and process large data volumes efficiently while ensuring high availability.
  • Innovate and apply security measures, cost-reduction strategies, and performance improvements in backend systems.

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🔥 Product Designer (AI Agent)
Posted about 2 months ago

📍 US, Canada

🔍 AI and contact center technology

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in UX Design, HCI, or a related field.
  • Experience with designing AI Agents, Virtual Agents, or Conversational AI.
  • Experience with enterprise SaaS customers, contact centers, and data visualization.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing elegant design solutions for complex SaaS applications.
  • Proficiency in design tools such as Figma and creating interactive prototypes.
  • Strong product thinking and a blend of UX disciplines.

  • Generate novel UX ideas for AI Agents considering various user personas.
  • Propose reasonable solutions to user and business problems and create detailed mockups.
  • Engage with customers to gather insights into user pain points.
  • Collaborate with Engineers, PMs, and other teams to ensure high-quality designs.
  • Identify opportunities for future product enhancements.

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🔥 Director of Conversation Design
Posted about 2 months ago

📍 US

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 AI and ML

  • Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Engineering, AI, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • Proven experience (2+ years) in managing professional services teams.
  • Direct experience in Conversational Design projects (e.g., Agent Assist, Voicebot, Chatbot).
  • Strong understanding of AI methodologies, frameworks, and conversational design principles.
  • Excellent leadership, coaching, and team management skills.
  • Experience with OKRs and performance metrics development.
  • Proficiency in scoping and negotiating Statements of Work (SOWs).
  • Ability to act as a customer escalation point and manage complex customer interactions.

  • Oversee performance and development of 5-7 Conversational Designers.
  • Manage operations and goal-setting using the OKR framework.
  • Improve Opera Enablement curriculum and AI Delivery methodology.
  • Manage staffing for new customers and serve as point of contact for customer escalations.
  • Represent Cresta through Machine Learning Review Boards and collaborate on customer questionnaires.
  • Scope Statements of Work (SOWs) and coordinate with Sales and Customer Strategy teams.
  • Liaison with Product team to drive product improvements and enhance service delivery.

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📍 Canada

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

  • Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • 3+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on workflow orchestration and MLOps.
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Go.
  • Familiar with ML/NLP libraries such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, Transformers.
  • Familiar with machine learning model deployment and optimization using inference engines/servers (e.g., Triton Inference Server, ONNX Runtime) to support scalable and efficient real-time inference.
  • Solid understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Collaborate with product managers, machine learning engineers, and other cross-functional team members to understand, define, and detail product requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Design, prototype, and validate LLM-based orchestration and workflow to automate repeated knowledge work involved in daily life of contact center agent.
  • Work with our production teams to build and deploy scalable, high-performing, and reliable MLOps pipelines and systems that operate 24x7.
  • Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of our ML productivity, by identifying and leveraging opportunities for automation, data improvements, code optimization, and process enhancements.

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📍 US, Canada

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Artificial Intelligence

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience in backend system architecture or cloud services.
  • Knowledge in designing and maintaining robust APIs, including gRPC and REST.
  • Experience in high-performance database schema design with SQL and NoSQL.
  • Experience in deploying containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust backend architectures for Cresta’s AI Agent solutions.
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers and machine learning engineers for seamless integration of AI Agents.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance system scalability and reliability in production environments.
  • Drive efforts to optimize server response times and process large data volumes efficiently.
  • Innovate and implement security measures and performance improvements in backend systems.

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📍 Canada

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 AI and contact center technology

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in relevant domains.
  • Proficient in designing and maintaining clear and robust APIs.
  • Strong understanding of various protocols including gRPC and REST.
  • Experience working closely with frontend engineering teams.
  • Experience in high performance query optimization for structured and unstructured queries.
  • Experience in Elasticsearch, including designing search schemas and optimizing performance.
  • Experience in containerized application deployment with Kubernetes.
  • Experience with one of the major cloud providers.

  • Play a substantial role in the Cresta Search & Knowledge engineering team.
  • Work with Cresta product and engineering teams to build and continuously improve the knowledge platform.
  • Stay close to customers, analyze technical tradeoffs, and own customer-facing deliverables.
  • Develop high quality, reusable, and well-tested system components.
  • Optimize platform design for user experience, latency, throughput, reliability, and cost.
  • Demonstrate engineering best practices and uphold high standards.
  • Grow into technical ownership of a substantial part of the product.

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