Research Scientist [Speech]

Join our team of passionate researchers from CMU, IITs and IIITs specialized in generative AI modeling and deep learning. We work on exciting deep learning speech and language technologies for India/Bharat that power incredibly engaging user experiences. We are looking to hire a Research Scientist with deep expertise in building high-quality speech synthesis and natural/expressive TTS systems.

Responsibilities

• Research and building novel TTS systems preserving intricacies of speaker style, speech, emotion and language.
• Train speech synthesis networks and evaluate their quality and performance.
• Evaluate and diagnose training procedure of both autoregressive and non-autoregressive speech synthesis models. Evaluate and make architectural decisions driven by product requirements.
• Own both research-driven experiment pipelines as well as in-production model quality and capabilities.
• Continuously research and experiment with new approaches, methodologies, and algorithms in speech data processing and analysis, staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in the field.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ Years Experience as a Researcher or a similar role with a focus on building, implementing and training deep neural networks.
• Hands-on experience with speech synthesis systems including training of SOTA architectures.
• Strong programming skills, with proficiency in machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
• Experience working with speech data, including audio preprocessing, feature extraction, and signal processing techniques.
• Passion for startups and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.