Speech scientist (Hyderabad)

Responsibilities: Define and execute the long-term technical vision and roadmap for speech science research and development Lead the design and development of advanced speech recognition, synthesis, speaker verification, and natural language understanding systems Drive innovation by staying at the forefront of academic research and translating state-of-the-art techniques into production-ready solutions Mentor and guide senior and junior scientists, fostering a culture of technical excellence and intellectual curiosity Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and design teams to align research efforts with business objectives Represent the organization at conferences, publish in top-tier venues, and contribute to the broader research community Establish best practices for experimentation, model evaluation, and data pipeline development Influence organizational strategy by providing expert input on build-vs-buy decisions and technology partnerships Qualifications : Ph. D. / Masters with a background in Speech Processing, Computational Linguistics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related fiel d3+ years of industry experience in speech and audio processing, with a proven record of shipping products at scal e Deep expertise in end-to-end ASR, TTS, speaker diarization, speech enhancement, speech translation or related domain s Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (Py Torch, Tensor Flow); experience with large-scale distributed trainin g Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into well-defined research agenda s Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at all level s Experience leading or mentoring teams of scientists and engineer s Nice to Hav e: Experience with large language models and multimodal architectur es Familiarity with on-device/edge deployment and model optimization techniqu es Track record of securing patents in speech or au .