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Wispr Flow · 2 weeks ago

Head of Machine Learning

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$300K/yr - $400K/yr

Wispr Flow is an innovative company focused on revolutionizing human-computer interaction through voice technology. As the Head of Machine Learning, you will lead the ML research and engineering teams to develop advanced speech recognition and voice-to-action models, while also overseeing team growth and direction.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningSoftware

Responsibilities

Lead the ML research and engineering teams for development of next generation speech recognition and voice-to-action models

Spearhead work on RL-based personalization of LLMs for post-processing and interpreting user speech

Technically lead the direction of the ML team, being directly hands on involved in aspects of training and serving of our models

Hire and grow the team

Qualification

Machine LearningSpeech RecognitionPythonLLM DevelopmentTeam LeadershipEagerness to LearnCreativity in R&DExcellence in EngineeringCode VelocityAttention to Detail

Required

Opinionated takes on how to make quality breakthroughs in speech recognition. We want to have spirited, lively debate on how to create the frontier of voice AI, and are looking for someone who has the right instincts for setting this direction

Experience leading teams of researchers and engineers - ideally of ten or more people

PhD in machine learning or related field (neuroscience, EE, etc)

Strong publication track record at top conferences (ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICASSP)

Fluency in Python and LLM development

Attention to detail and eagerness to learn

Aptitude and clarity of thought

Creativity in R&D, excellence in engineering, and code velocity