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Senior Applied Scientist, Speech

Otter.ai
Location
Mountain View, CA
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$230,000 to $265,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 5+ years of relevant industry experience; PhD preferred
  • Deep, hands-on experience building and fine-tuning speech or foundation models
  • Production experience in ASR and/or TTS systems
  • Strong command of modern ML research
  • Experience deploying, scaling, monitoring, and operating ML systems in production
What the job really is

As a Senior Applied Scientist at Otter.ai, you will lead projects focused on developing and deploying advanced AI technology for speech systems. Your role involves architecting and evolving large-scale ASR and TTS systems, designing training strategies for speech models, and overseeing the entire ML system lifecycle from research to production. You will collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to translate research into scalable systems while mentoring other engineers and setting best practices for ML infrastructure.

Benefits
  • Salary Range: $230,000 to $265,000 USD per year
  • Comprehensive total rewards package
Things to weigh
  • Salary range provided, but actual base salary depends on several factors
  • Role involves significant responsibility and independent project leadership
  • Focus on cutting-edge AI technology and large-scale systems may require a strong technical background
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