AI Machine Learning Speech Engineer - New Grad

About The Team

Zoom’s speech team is developing speech processing components to improve Zoom’s conversational AI experience. The team is responsible for developing state-of-the-art solutions, including automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), speaker diarization, language identification, and more.

About The Role

We are seeking a machine learning researcher/engineer, with a solid background in speech recognition and speech processing. The responsibilities of this role include:

1. Developing and deploying state-of-the-art models for speech recognition.
2. Collaborating with cross-functional units to improve production speech recognition models.
3. Exploring novel technologies and publishing research findings in major conferences/journals.

Basic Requirements

Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields; or a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 3 years of experience in speech recognition, speech processing, and/or natural language processing. Expectation is that the degree will be obtained by July 2024 or earlier.

Preferred Requirements

• A PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields. Degree obtained by July 2024 or earlier.
• Specialization in speech recognition, natural language processing, or audio signal processing is highly desirable.
• Prior experience in developing large-scale speech recognition systems for real-world applications.
• Strong ability to identify challenges in speech recognition and propose solutions or improvements to existing methods.
• Strong programming skills in Python; familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow; and experience with speech recognition toolkits and libraries such as Kaldi/k2, ESPnet, or TorchAudio.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Solid understanding and scientific curiosity to learn state-of-the-art speech technologies.

Minimum Salary Range or On Target Earnings:

$117,000.00

Maximum:

$233,900.00

In addition to the base salary and/or OTE listed, Zoom has a Total Direct Compensation philosophy that takes into consideration base salary, bonus, and equity value. Information about Zoom’s benefits is on our careers page.

Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in this and other locations.

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