Careers at afference

Build the future of

physical communication.

Join Afference and bring artificial touch to AI‑powered wearables.

Join a team of industry leading PhD researchers and engineers

Bringing a microchip from benchtop science to production with consumer OEM’s

Hybrid office: up to 2 days/week flexible work location

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UNLOCK THE POWER OF ARTIFICIAL TOUCH

We are reimagining how humans connect during digital interactions.

Deep Research Roots

With 40+ patents, our company is led by world class neural interface experts.

Hardware Enabled Software

As we deploy our ring-size microchip to smart wearables, we unlock artificial touch worldwide.

Global Partners

Many of the biggest consumer electronic OEMs and Big Tech companies are already partners.

PEOPLE

Join a team led by pioneers of the brain-computer interface revolution.

Jacob Segil, PhD

Co-founder, CEO

3 Exits, $250M in revenue
across 10 product lines

Dustin Tyler, PhD

Co-founder, CTO

73 patents, member of the National Academy of Inventors, with research published in Nature and Science

Meet the team

As seen in:

Strong Funding and Deep Connections

Investors

Research backed by

LIFE AT AFFERENCE

Two hubs. One connected team.

Healthcare

Self-managed PTO

Dental

401K

Life Insurance

Competitive Salary

Excellent employee
benefits.

Hybrid work policy,
with flexibility to work from home.

A place where everyone shapes the company’s future.

Join the team inventing
the future of artificial touch.

Work that advances
the frontier of human–AI interaction.

WHERE WE ARE LOCATED

Based in two incredible American cities of innovation.

Where deep tech turns into product
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Boulder, CO

Where we turn tech into product
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There are few places across the continent that are as desirable a destination than the Front Range of the Rockies. Join us in Business Development & Operations, Product or Marketing here in Boulder.

Cleveland, OH

Where science becomes manufacturable products
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Cleveland, OH

Where science becomes manufacturable products
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Cleveland is a city built on invention, where world-class research meets the engineering and manufacturing expertise to bring products to life. Join us in R&D, Engineering or Manufacturing Operations here in Cleveland.

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OUR VALUES

Advancing artificial touch.

Grounded in Science, built for people.

Science First Always

Evidence, experiments, and data guide our decisions—every feature starts with a testable hypothesis.

Long Horizon Thinking

We're building the sensory layer of AI for the next decade, not just the next demo.

Hybrid Work, Team Culture

Flexibility to work from home, with meaningful time in our labs, where ideas become hardware.

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