This role is available on a permanent basis but we are also open to hiring a contractor for an initial 6 month period, working via agency. The role is inside IR35.
Role and Responsibilities
As a Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer in Speech/Audio/Gen-AI, you will:
- Drive the research, design, development, and evaluation of innovative AI algorithms and models, with a primary focus on audio and speech processing.
- Lead the development of robust and scalable software solutions for deployment on flagship mobile devices.
- Independently own and deliver significant components of complex research projects, from initial concept to production readiness.
- Design, implement, and maintain high-quality, well-documented code, adhering to best software development practices.
- Collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
- Proactively identify and address technical challenges, proposing creative solutions and ensuring the successful delivery of projects.
- Contribute to the development of internal tools and infrastructure to support research and development efforts.
Skills and Qualifications
Required Skills
- MSc/PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Professional software development experience with Python (experience with C++, Java, or Kotlin is a plus).
- Deep understanding of machine learning and deep learning fundamentals, including various architectures, training techniques, and evaluation metrics.
- Strong experience in audio/speech processing, including areas such as speech recognition, speech enhancement, audio analysis, text-to-speech synthesis, and natural language processing.
- Proficiency with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles, including version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and agile development methodologies.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to translate research ideas into practical, production-ready solutions.
Desirable Skills
- Experience with in generative AI, particularly in the context of audio/speech technologies.
- A strong publication record in top-tier machine learning, artificial intelligence, or signal processing conferences and journals (e.g., ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR, SysML, INTERSPEECH, ICASSP, IEEE/ACM TASLP, IEEE TPAMI, JMLR).
- Experience with open-source speech processing toolkits (e.g., Hugging Face Transformers, SpeechBrain, ESPnet, Kaldi, NeMo).
- Experience developing and deploying AI models on Android mobile platforms.
- Proven experience in building and maintaining large-scale, distributed training pipelines.
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
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