Principal Applied Scientist

Oracle; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 126,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is hiring an applied scientist at Principal level to advance ASR, TTS, S2S translation, and conversational AI for enterprise customers. You will design, train, and deploy speech and language models, collaborating with scientists, engineers, and product managers across OCI.

In this role, you will own model development from research to production, focusing on accuracy, scalability, security, and privacy, while contributing to documentation and cross-team reviews

Qualifications

• PhD or Master with ML/DL research and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience in developing/evaluating DL models for ASR, TTS, S2S translation or NLP.
• Strong publication record or open-source contributions.
• Proficient in Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills in speech/lang processing.
• Strong collaboration and communication abilities in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct R&D in ASR, TTS, S2S translation, and conversational AI.
• Design, train, and fine-tune deep learning models for speech recognition, synthesis, and translation.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product teams to integrate speech AI into OCI products.
• Analyze enterprise requirements to deliver scalable solutions.
• Ensure responsible AI with security and data privacy best practices.
• Share insights through documentation, code reviews, and planning.
• Continuously learn new AI/ML methodologies relevant to speech.

Skills

Python

Strong collaboration

Analytical skills

Problem solving

NLP

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Linguistics, or related field (ML/DL focus)

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Job Description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we are building the future of the cloud for enterprises, leveraging a diverse and innovative team of scientists and engineers. The OCI Speech Science team is dedicated to advancing AI-powered speech technologies, including state-of-the-art Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Text-To-Speech (TTS), Speech-To-Speech (S2S) translation, and conversational AI solutions. Our mission is to deliver robust, secure, and scalable speech and language services tailored to enterprise use cases worldwide.

As an applied scientist of the OCI Generative AI Science team, you will collaborate with fellow scientists, engineers, and product managers to research, develop, and deploy world-class speech and language technologies on OCI. You will have the opportunity to contribute your expertise in building and optimizing models and services that enhance the customer experience while maintaining the highest levels of data security and privacy.

We are looking for an innovative and driven applied scientist to help advance the areas of ASR, TTS, S2S translation, and conversational AI. In this role, as a Principal Applied Scientist, you will work on the full lifecycle of speech and language AI services — from model design to production deployment — supporting OCI’s broad range of enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and development in ASR, TTS, S2S translation, and conversational AI, staying up to date on industry and academic advancements.
• Design, implement, train, and fine-tune deep learning models for speech recognition, synthesis, and translation, driving improvements in accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with other scientists, engineers, and product teams to integrate speech AI technologies into OCI cloud-native products and services.
• Analyze enterprise requirements and customer use cases to deliver effective, scalable solutions.
• Ensure responsible AI development by adhering to best practices in model evaluation, security, and data privacy.
• Share insights and technical expertise with the team, contributing to documentation, code reviews, and project planning.
• Continuously learn and develop new skills in cutting-edge AI/ML methodologies, tools, and frameworks relevant to speech and conversational AI.

Qualifications & Experience

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Linguistics, or a related field, with research centered on machine learning or deep learning and 5 years of relevant experience.
• Alternatively, a Master’s degree in any of the above fields, with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and evaluating deep learning models for ASR, TTS, S2S translation, conversational AI, or related NLP applications.
• Strong publication record or significant contributions to open-source projects and/or internal solutions.
• Proficient understanding of machine learning algorithms and architectures, as well as programming skills (e.g., Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills in speech or language processing domains.
• Strong collaboration and communication abilities; able to work effectively within a cross-functional team.
• Experience in deploying AI/ML models in production environments is a plus.

Disclaimer

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level – IC4

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