Senior Researcher: Artificial General Intelligence (Audio, Speech...
Tencent Americas - Seattle, Washington, United States,![Tencent Americas](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Qualifications (Preferred):
Familiarity with state-of-the-art (SOTA) approaches in speech, music and audio processing, such as transformer-based models, self-supervised learning (SSL) for speech, or end-to-end speech recognition and text-to-speech systems.Understanding of related fields such as acoustics, auditory perception, computer vision, natural language processing, or neuroscience as they apply to speech, music and audio processing. Ability to incorporate insights from these fields into the development of novel speech, music and audio technologies.Experience working with large-scale speech, music, audio and video datasets and developing big models that scale across multiple GPUs or cloud-based systems.Experience in multi-modal foundation models.Experience in model optimization for deployment in production environments.Experience in setting up and managing recordings using different types of microphone equipped devices, understanding their characteristics, and how they affect the captured audio quality.
We are interested in both new graduates and those with post-PhD academic or industry experience. Priority will be given to candidates who have demonstrated the ability to develop original research agendas and perform hands-on research, and who work well in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
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Location State(s)Washington
The base pay range for this position in the state(s) above is $157,200 to $265,200 per year. Actual pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as other medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the specific position offered.Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are also able eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan, accrue from 15 up to 25 days of vacation leave per year, up to 10 paid holidays per year, 2 floating holidays and accrue up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits eligibility requirement will be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.