Speech Research Scientist

techire ai

$400K — $480K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in modern speech technologies including TTS, Speech LLMs, and ASR
  • Strong background in generative modeling for audio and speech
  • Publications at leading conferences
  • Proven ability to implement research from concept to production

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement state-of-the-art speech foundation models
  • Develop efficient algorithms for speech processing and audio understanding
  • Create scalable systems for handling massive audio workloads
  • Build evaluation methods to validate model performance
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to transition research to production

Benefits

  • Join a solid research team with experienced technical founders
  • Work in a well-funded environment generating strong revenue
  • Compensation is competitive with top AI labs
  • Equity package included
  • Hybrid work model with 4 days in the office
Full Job Description
Job Description

As their Senior Research Scientist, you'll build core speech foundation models that could define the next decade of voice interaction. You'll work on novel architectures that have immediate real-world impact for thousands of customers.

What you'll do
  • Design and implement SOTA speech foundation models
  • Develop efficient algorithms for speech processing and audio understanding
  • Create scalable systems that handle massive audio workloads
  • Build comprehensive evaluation methods to validate model performance
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to transition research into production

What you'll bring
  • Deep expertise in modern speech technologies (TTS, Speech LLMs, Voice Conversion/Cloning, Speech Translation, ASR, Audio Understanding)
  • Strong background in generative modelling for audio and speech
  • Publications at leading conferences
  • Track record of implementing research ideas from concept to production

You'll join a solid research team, including technical founders who've published work that's fundamentally shifted how the field thinks about efficient, large-scale foundation models. They're well-funded and generating strong revenue. Comp is on par with top AI labs, with base over $400k+ DOE plus a generous equity package.

The role is based in San Francisco, hybrid with 4 days a week in the office.

If you're excited about building the foundational models that will power the next generation of voice AI, we'd love to hear from you.

All applicants will receive a response.

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