Staff Speech AI Research Engineer — Equity & Impact

TrulyHired; New York (NY); On-site; USD 221,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking an experienced AI Research Engineer to join the Speech team. You will contribute to developing and training speech models, including ASR, TTS, and related large-scale neural networks, while collaborating with product teams to align outputs with company goals.

You will mentor teammates, lead research initiatives, and stay current with advances in speech ML to drive practical, scalable solutions across products used by learners worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience as an AI research engineer in speech recognition, TTS, LLMs, or related fields.
• Experience training and fine-tuning large models in an applied setting.
• Advanced degree in CS/Engineering or related field with focus on ML/AI, or equivalent experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to manage and inspire a team.
• Deep understanding of ML concepts, frameworks and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Join a full-stack team of frontend, backend, and other AI Research engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Contribute to the development and training of speech models and large-scale neural network models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their needs, to align the models' outputs with company objectives.
• Participate in and help drive strategic product and business decision making as a member of the Speech leadership group.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning, particularly in speech models, and apply this knowledge to drive advancements in our projects.
• Mentor team members, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and efficient machine learning solutions.

Skills

Speech modeling

Model training

Leadership

Communication

ML frameworks

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

ML frameworks

Job description

Duolingo is seeking an experienced AI Research Engineer to join the Speech team. You will contribute to developing and training speech models, including ASR, TTS, and related large-scale neural networks, while collaborating with product teams to align outputs with company goals.

You will mentor teammates, lead research initiatives, and stay current with advances in speech ML to drive practical, scalable solutions across products used by learners worldwide.