Generative Audio Research Scientist — Music Lab

Spotify AB; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive learning opportunities

Flexible share incentives

Global parental leave

All The Feels employee assistance

Flexible public holidays

Job summary

Spotify is seeking Research Scientists across all levels to join our Artist-First AI Music Lab and conduct groundbreaking work in generative audio, focusing on vocal synthesis, post-training alignment, and editing. You will run large-scale experiments, publish findings, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to push the boundaries of listening experiences for artists and fans.

You will work with diffusion or flow matching models, contribute to practical applications, and engage with the

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/Math/Engineering or related field.
• Experience in generative modelling, ML, music information retrieval, speech processing, audio processing, signal processing, probabilistic modelling, computer vision, or related areas.
• Deep expertise in vocal/speech synthesis, post-training alignment techniques (e.g., PPO, GRPO, DPO), or audio-to-audio generation and text-guided music editing.
• Publications at leading conferences such as ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, or related venues.
• Strong coding skills in Python, PyTorch, and NumPy.

Responsibilities

• Run large-scale experiments with access to Spotify's infrastructure.
• Create practical applications that harness generative technologies and push listening experiences forward.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts to craft innovative solutions.
• Have a direct impact on Spotify's products, tools, and services, working on projects that influence the entire organization.
• Publish findings, deliver talks, and engage with the broader research community.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

NumPy

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Spotify is seeking Research Scientists across all levels to join our Artist-First AI Music Lab and conduct groundbreaking work in generative audio, focusing on vocal synthesis, post-training alignment, and editing. You will run large-scale experiments, publish findings, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to push the boundaries of listening experiences for artists and fans.

You will work with diffusion or flow matching models, contribute to practical applications, and engage with the