Propio Language Services · 2 months ago
Audio AI Engineer
Overland Park,KS,US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expPropio Language Services is dedicated to making communication accessible through AI-powered tools for interpretation and multilingual services. They are seeking an Audio AI Engineer to develop and optimize systems for real-time, high-fidelity speech-to-speech interpretation, focusing on integrating speech recognition, translation, and synthesis technologies.
ConsultingEducationInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Design and optimize end-to-end Speech-to-Speech pipelines that integrate ASR, translation, and TTS with minimal latency
Build bidirectional interpretation systems that handle turn-taking, speaker identification, and context preservation across language boundaries
Collaborate with the Audio/Speech Engineer to optimize latency, quality, and robustness of speech components in the full pipeline
Work with the Staff ML Engineer to design efficient inference architectures and deployment strategies for real-time streaming systems
Develop streaming ASR and TTS systems capable of handling continuous, overlapping speech in interpretation scenarios
Benchmark and optimize latency across all pipeline stages (speech capture, recognition, translation, synthesis)
Integrate speaker diarization, acoustic environment adaptation, and speech enhancement into interpretation workflows
Partner with linguists and product teams to validate interpretation quality and gather domain-specific feedback
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
3+ years of experience in speech processing, audio engineering, or conversational AI systems
Deep expertise in ASR, TTS, and streaming audio architectures
Proficiency in Python, ML frameworks, and experience with real-time signal processing
Experience building low-latency production systems and optimizing for inference performance
Strong understanding of interpretation workflows, multilingual challenges, and speech quality metrics
Preferred
Experience building speech-to-text pipelines or hybrid ASR + LLM systems
Familiarity with real-time audio processing or latency-sensitive applications
Company
Propio Language Services
Propio Language Services is a translation company that provides interpretation services.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$29.15M2021-06-11Series Unknown· $29.15M
Leadership Team
Marco Assis
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Singer
CIO / CTO
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