Speech Research Lead
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
27 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Want to build speech AI that actually sounds human
Youll be joining a well-funded speech AI startup with strong customer traction. Theyre building ultra-realistic voice technology that handles natural laughter breathing seamless language switching and accurate pronunciation across languages and accents.
As their Speech Research Lead youll have the resources and real-world applications to work on frontier speech research: real-time two-way conversations with emotional awareness novel architectures that balance speed with control and advancing their multi-lingual capabilities.
What youll do
Lead SOTA research advancing their core speech models and product capabilities
Oversee large-scale model training and data system development
Lead and grow the ML team during a critical scaling phase
What youll bring
Extensive experience in speech synthesis or generative modeling across multiple modalities
Strong background in LLMs and modern language model architectures
Proven ability to take research from concept to deployed systems
Experience training large-scale models in production environments
Nice to have
Understanding of cross-lingual speech challenges and linguistic fundamentals
Published research in speech or generative modeling
Ideally based in San Francisco but open to remote internationally. Competitive compensation up to $400K base (depending on experience) plus substantial equity package.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Time Management
- Acute Care
- HTTPS
- Speech Therapy
- Assistive Technologies
- Autism Experience
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Interpretation
- Patient Service Experience
- Phone Etiquette
