Senior Developer - Audio & Digital Signal Processing

Ipsos; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading market research company in Cambridge is seeking a motivated Senior Python Developer with expertise in Audio and Signal Processing. This role involves working on high-profile projects and contributing to innovative audio technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in digital signal processing, proficiency in Python, and the ability to translate research into production specifications. The position offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension contribution

Income protection

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Work on technical research initiatives focused on audio technologies.
• Enhance current patent portfolio and propose new directions.
• Translate research concepts into specifications for production.

Skills

Audio and Signal Processing

Python for Research

Research Background

Customer-Facing Skills

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

SciPy

Scikit-learn

Librosa

C/C++

Git

Job description

Senior Python Developer / Audio & Signal Processing - Audience Measurement

Ipsos CrossMedia is at a pivotal and exciting stage of growth, and we are looking for a motivated Senior Python Developer with very specific Audio and Signal Processing skills to join our innovative technical research team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on both high-profile, established projects for blue-chip clients and to contribute to brand-new, greenfield initiatives that are revolutionizing market research.

The Role

As a key member of our team, you will be at the heart of our technical research initiatives, with a primary focus on the audio technologies that power our media measurement solutions. We are constantly exploring the cutting-edge and want to expand our future capabilities. If you are passionate about applying deep scientific knowledge, especially in areas like audio watermarking and fingerprinting, to solve complex market research challenges, you will thrive here. You will not only enhance our current patent portfolio but also have the autonomy to propose new directions that will shape the future of our data products.

About you

The successful candidate will bring:

• Strong Experience in Audio and Signal Processing: A demonstrable, strong background in digital signal processing (DSP) with a specific focus on audio. You should be motivated by applying this expertise to solve real-world market research problems.
• Proficiency in Python for Research: Extensive hands-on experience using Python for data analysis, scientific computing, prototyping, and automation. You should be comfortable with core data science and signal processing libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Librosa).
• Proven Research Background: A strong track record of performing high-quality, unsupervised research in a relevant field, with a portfolio of projects you have significantly contributed to.
• Bridging Research and Production: Demonstrable experience in translating research concepts into tangible specifications and contributing to their implementation in a production software environment.
• Customer-Facing Skills: Experience communicating with external customers to establish requirements and provide support.

Desirable Skills (Nice to Have)

• Patent Drafting: Direct experience in drafting patent descriptions and familiarity with the patent application process.
• Experience with Broadcast or Streaming Audio: Familiarity with the specific audio processing chains used in broadcast (e.g., AM/FM radio) or by major streaming services.
• Low-level/Systems Programming: Experience with C/C++ for developing high-performance libraries.
• Mentorship Experience: A history of formally or informally mentoring junior team members.
• Commercial Acumen: Experience contributing to commercial proposals, such as Statements of Work.
• Version Control Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with version management software, particularly Git.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.

Equality, Diversity and Recruitment

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as Level 1 Disability Confident Committed. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.

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About Us

Ipsos is one of the world's largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we're proud to share we've received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!