Generative Music AI Scientist

Spotify; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Six month paid parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Monthly meal allowance

23 paid days off

13 paid flexible holidays

Job summary

Spotify seeks Research Scientists across seniority levels for its Artist-First AI Music Lab. You will conduct groundbreaking research in generative audio, focusing on vocal synthesis, post-training alignment, and audio editing to push the boundaries of listening experiences.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, product teams, and designers, publish your findings, and contribute to products used by millions. This role spans the North America region with flexible onsite work in a location-based

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong publications record in top conferences (ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, NeurIPS, etc.).
• Deep expertise in at least one focus area: vocal/speech synthesis, post-training alignment techniques, or audio-to-audio generation and text-guided music editing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct groundbreaking research in generative audio using diffusion or flow matching models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn research into scalable products.
• Publish findings and present at conferences to engage the research community.

Skills

Ph.D.-level AI research

Python

PyTorch

NumPy

Generative modeling

Machine learning

Music information retrieval

Speech processing

Audio processing

Signal processing

Probabilistic modeling

Computer vision

Education

Ph.D. in CS/Math/Engineering or related field

Tools

None specified

Job description

Spotify seeks Research Scientists across seniority levels for its Artist-First AI Music Lab. You will conduct groundbreaking research in generative audio, focusing on vocal synthesis, post-training alignment, and audio editing to push the boundaries of listening experiences.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, product teams, and designers, publish your findings, and contribute to products used by millions. This role spans the North America region with flexible onsite work in a location-based