Zoom · 1 week ago
PhD Audio AI Engineer (Speech Conversion, TTS & ASR)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$128K/yr - $255K/yrZoom is a company that helps people stay connected through innovative communication solutions. They are seeking an Audio AI Engineer to research and develop algorithms for accent conversion, voice conversion, speech synthesis, and speech recognition, focusing on low-latency streaming architectures.
CollaborationInformation TechnologyMessagingSaaSVideo Conferencing
Responsibilities
Researching, designing, and developing algorithms for accent conversion, voice conversion, speech synthesis, and automatic speech recognition, focusing on low-latency streaming architectures
Prototyping end-to-end audio models that enhance intelligibility and naturalness while preserving speaker identity and expressiveness
Collaborating closely with product and platform teams to integrate models into real-time video and audio communication systems
Analyzing and optimizing model performance across speech quality, latency, robustness, and scalability dimensions
Staying current with the latest developments in speech processing research, and contribute to the community through patents, and internal knowledge sharing
Qualification
Required
Hold a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant field in Streaming, Voice Conversion, TTS, or ASR
Show proficiency in deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
Demonstrate effective programming skills in Python, C/C++, or similar languages
Have an understanding of sequence modeling architectures (Transformers, RNNs, diffusion models, or conformers)
Demonstrate experience developing and deploying low-latency, real-time speech or audio models with streaming architectures and optimized pipelines
Show familiarity with model compression and acceleration techniques, including quantization, pruning, and distillation
Exhibit experience working with real-time audio systems in networked communication environments
Publish in top-tier conferences such as ICASSP, INTERSPEECH, NeurIPS, and ICLR
Must be fluent in Mandarin
Benefits
A variety of perks, benefits, and options to help employees maintain their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health
Support work-life balance
Contribute to their community in meaningful ways
Company
Zoom
Zoom is a software company that offers a communications platform that connects people through video, voice, chat, and content sharing.
Founded in 2011
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$276MKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementSequoia CapitalEmergence Capital
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2019-04-19Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO
Leadership Team
Eric Yuan
Founder & CEO
Xuedong Huang
Chief Technology Officer
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