Zyphra is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, California.
The Role:
As a Research Engineer - Audio & Speech Models, you will be a core contributor on Zyphra’s Audio Team, building the next generation of open-source autoencoders, ASR, TTS, SSL, and speech-to-speech models. You will be deeply involved in the entire model training process, from data gathering and processing to designing novel architectures and training methodologies.
You’ll Work Across:
Responsibilities
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Large-scale audio training runs
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Performance optimization of our training stack
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Audio dataset collection, processing, and evaluation
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Architecture and training methodology ablations and improvements
What We’re Looking For / Requirements:
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Strong research taste and intuition. The ability to work through a research project from conception to execution to write-up.
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Strong implementation and prototyping ability (can take an idea from conception to experimentation quickly)
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The ability to work well with others in a high-paced research setting
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Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and can work effectively on both research and engineering implementation at scale
Qualifications / Additional Skills:
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Expertise and intuition for training models in the audio domain, including text-to-speech, ASR, speech-to-speech, speech-emotion-recognition, or other models
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Experience in training audio autoencoders
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Understanding of signal processing, especially of audio signals
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Experience with diffusion models, consistency models, or GANs
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Experience with training on large-scale (multi-node) GPU clusters
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Strong grasp of proper experimental methodology for running rigorous ablations and other hypothesis testing
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Understanding of and interest in large-scale, highly parallel data processing pipelines
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Proficiency with PyTorch and Python
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Experience contributing to large pre-existing codebases and rapidly getting up to speed
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Previously published machine learning research in well-respected venues
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Postgraduate degree in a scientific subject (Computer Science, EE/EECS, Mathematics, Physics, Machine Learning)
Why Work at Zyphra:
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Our research methodology is grounded in methodical, step-by-step approaches to ambitious goals. Both deep research and engineering excellence are equally valued
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We strongly value new and crazy ideas and are very willing to bet big on new ideas
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We move as quickly as we can; we aim to minimize the bar to impact as low as possible
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We all enjoy what we do and love discussing AI
Benefits and Perks:
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Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA plans
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Competitive compensation and 401(k) plan
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Relocation and immigration support on a case-by-case basis
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In-office snacks and meals provided
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Unlimited PTO and company holidays
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In-person team in San Francisco with a collaborative, high-energy environment