Senior Research Scientist — Post-Training for Large Speech Models

techire ai; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Techire AI in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to own post-training and evaluation for next-generation speech models. You will curate data, fine-tune pre-trained models and build scalable evaluation infra.

The role focuses on reducing hallucinations, improving instruction-following and generalisation at scale, with access to large datasets and high-profile traction. Onsite from SF with relocation support for US candidates.

Qualifications

• PhD in ML or related field with a strong publications record.
• Hands-on experience training large speech models (ASR, TTS, or speech-to-speech).
• Solid post-training and supervised fine-tuning (SFT) experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape the data that goes into post-training — sourcing, cleaning and structuring it for large speech models.
• Supervised fine-tuning of pre-trained speech models.
• Build evaluation workflows — automated and human-in-the-loop.
• Drive measurable improvements in hallucination rates, instruction-following and generalisation.

Skills

Large speech models training

Post-training & SFT experience

Education

PhD in ML or related field

Job description

Techire AI in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to own post-training and evaluation for next-generation speech models. You will curate data, fine-tune pre-trained models and build scalable evaluation infra.

The role focuses on reducing hallucinations, improving instruction-following and generalisation at scale, with access to large datasets and high-profile traction. Onsite from SF with relocation support for US candidates.