Research Engineer, Audio and Speech

📋 Description

• Design and build next-generation agent harnesses optimized for streaming speech, turn-taking
• Research and train multimodal and full-duplex models that jointly understand audio, reason, and
• Improve speech recognition, voice activity detection, endpointing, and speech generation across
• Build evaluations and use production calls to ship measurable improvements in accuracy, latency
• Optimize end-to-end inference for responsiveness, throughput, stability, and cost, partnering with

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in speech, audio ML, multimodal ML, or production machine learning
• Experience developing or adapting autoregressive, diffusion, flow-matching, or codec-based speech
• Hands-on experience with streaming agent systems, low-latency inference, production model serving
• Fluency in Python and a modern deep-learning framework such as PyTorch, with strong foundations in
• A track record of taking research ideas from prototype to reliable, measurable production impact
• Familiarity with speech-to-speech or full-duplex models

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
• Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
• Parental Leave
• Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
• Monthly stipend to support your wellness, lifestyle, and work-life balance