Audio ML Research Scientist — Production-Ready Models

David AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Comprehensive health coverage

FSA/HSA access

401k access

Meals via DoorDash

Barry's classes

Job summary

David AI is building cutting-edge speech and audio models with end-to-end ML pipelines, delivering production-ready systems for customers. As a Research Scientist, you will design algorithms, implement production-grade inference, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve data quality and model performance.

You will translate research ideas into deployable code, drive roadmap decisions, and work on scalable inference systems in a cloud environment, shaping the future of audio AI at

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional audio ML experience, including DSP and ML audio algorithm development.
• End-to-end ownership of ML pipelines, from proof-of-concept to production deployment.
• Strong coding skills in Python and proficiency with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
• Ability to translate research papers and ideas into high-quality, production-ready code.
• Experience deploying ML systems for production inference with cloud technologies.
• Track record of setting ML roadmaps, influencing technical direction, and prioritizing research and infrastructure investments.
• Ability to assess model quality in the context of user experience and business value.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and implement solutions using advanced signal processing, algorithms and ML models for speech and audio.
• Develop production-grade inference algorithms, pipelines, and APIs with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Operations to gather useful training and evaluation datasets to improve models.
• Architect systems that enable resilient, durable inference and evaluations.

Skills

Audio ML experience

Python

PyTorch

Production ML pipelines

Cloud deployment

ML roadmaps

Model evaluation

Education

PhD or Masters in CS or related field

Job description

David AI is building cutting-edge speech and audio models with end-to-end ML pipelines, delivering production-ready systems for customers. As a Research Scientist, you will design algorithms, implement production-grade inference, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve data quality and model performance.

You will translate research ideas into deployable code, drive roadmap decisions, and work on scalable inference systems in a cloud environment, shaping the future of audio AI at