Senior Audio AI Engineer: Remote TTS & Speech Synthesis

Awarri; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be part of a pioneering initiative

Work on impactful projects

Collaborate with a passionate team

Job summary

A leading AI technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Audio AI Engineer to advance Text-to-Speech systems focused on African languages. This role requires deep experience in speech technologies and aims to improve the quality of audio AI in cultural contexts. You'll optimize neural models, evaluate TTS systems, and ensure production readiness. Ideal candidates have a strong proficiency in Python and experience with machine learning frameworks. Join a mission-driven team making a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing and deploying TTS or speech generation systems.
• Deep knowledge of at least one neural TTS architecture and related vocoders.
• Experience with audio processing tools like librosa or Praat.

Responsibilities

• Optimize neural TTS models for prosody, pacing, and expressiveness.
• Evaluate and fine-tune neural vocoders to match desired audio quality.
• Lead evaluations of TTS quality using objective and subjective measures.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Experience with TypeScript

Background in machine learning frameworks

Knowledge of database management using MongoDB

Experience in scalable AI-driven applications

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

FastAPI

Flask

MySQL

Job description

A leading AI technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Audio AI Engineer to advance Text-to-Speech systems focused on African languages. This role requires deep experience in speech technologies and aims to improve the quality of audio AI in cultural contexts. You'll optimize neural models, evaluate TTS systems, and ensure production readiness. Ideal candidates have a strong proficiency in Python and experience with machine learning frameworks. Join a mission-driven team making a significant impact.