Senior Applied AI Scientist | Speechify | Remote (United States)
Posted 2025-09-08
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Mission</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information.</strong> Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we’re doing for audio information. And whatever we’re doing seems to be working. We’re #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Overview</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">In Speechify’s AI team, we’re looking to build a team with great talent and character that you’re excited to work with everyday. We have ambitious goals to create the greatest Text-To-Speech (TTS) AI and create Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods that can understand writings as well as, and better than humans. With goals this grand, our team welcomes your creativity and ingenuity to work with us on this ambitious mission.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What You’ll Do</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Utilizing your team to develop the highest quality ideas and projects</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Mentoring engineers</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Researching and implementing State-of-the-Art in NLP and TTS or CV with a focus on image generation</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Managing Research and development projects</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Staying up to date on State-of-the-Art technology to sharpen your skills and coach the team</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">An Ideal Candidate Should Have</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with research and development in NLP or TTS or CV with a focus on image generation.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience in ML</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><em>Preferred</em>:<!-- -->
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience deploying NLP or TTS models to production at a large scale (10 million users)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience managing engineers and growing a research & development team</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience programming in Python: Tensorflow and PyTorch frameworks specifically.</span></li>
</ul>
<p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What We Offer</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Think you’re a good fit for this job?</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply.<br />
<!-- -->And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit?</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Refer them!</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information.</strong> Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we’re doing for audio information. And whatever we’re doing seems to be working. We’re #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Overview</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">In Speechify’s AI team, we’re looking to build a team with great talent and character that you’re excited to work with everyday. We have ambitious goals to create the greatest Text-To-Speech (TTS) AI and create Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods that can understand writings as well as, and better than humans. With goals this grand, our team welcomes your creativity and ingenuity to work with us on this ambitious mission.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What You’ll Do</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Utilizing your team to develop the highest quality ideas and projects</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Mentoring engineers</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Researching and implementing State-of-the-Art in NLP and TTS or CV with a focus on image generation</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Managing Research and development projects</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Staying up to date on State-of-the-Art technology to sharpen your skills and coach the team</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">An Ideal Candidate Should Have</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with research and development in NLP or TTS or CV with a focus on image generation.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience in ML</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><em>Preferred</em>:<!-- -->
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience deploying NLP or TTS models to production at a large scale (10 million users)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience managing engineers and growing a research & development team</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience programming in Python: Tensorflow and PyTorch frameworks specifically.</span></li>
</ul>
<p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What We Offer</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Think you’re a good fit for this job?</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply.<br />
<!-- -->And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit?</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Refer them!</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.</p>