Research Scientist - AI and Speech Modeling - Remote

Overview

We are seeking talented Research Scientists to join our team, focused on advancing the capabilities of our AI-driven social platform. As a Research Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in developing state-of-the-art speech models that enable our AI bots to perceive and interact with audio and speech in real-time.

In Short

• Conduct research to develop novel and scalable algorithms and models for speech generation, voice cloning, voice conversion, and voice generation.
• Focus on optimization and efficiency of novel large-scale model architectures to enable real-time interactions within the product.
• Collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to develop research prototypes solving particular product problems.
• Explore and analyze cutting-edge research, survey, evaluate, and integrate new techniques quickly.
• Work on LLMs, GANs, Diffusion and Flow matching models.
• Publish papers and open-source research breakthroughs within the community.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with a focus on generative modeling, including large language modeling, speech recognition, text-to-speech or computer vision.
• Proven track record demonstrated through publications at top-tier conferences, or journals, open-source project contributions, and patents.
• Excellent hands-on experience with training large-scale generative LLMs and diffusion models and GANs.
• Proficiency in signal processing and speech modeling techniques.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale datasets, data augmentation, and self-supervised learning for speech tasks.
• Strong programming skills in Python with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX).
• Prior experience in deploying research to real-world applications.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a strong sense of ownership and drive to deliver impactful results.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking AI technologies that redefine social-media and human-computer interaction.
• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth.
• Competitive compensation package including equity options, healthcare benefits, a generous wellness stipend and flexible work arrangements.