An industry leader with groundbreaking developments in High-Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Visualization is looking for a Language Specialist to join their team. You will develop high-impact, high-visibility Speech AI product "Riva" & improve the experience of millions of customers. If you're creative & passionate about solving real world conversational AI problems, come join our Riva Product engineering team.
What you'll be doing:
* Build speech training and evaluation data sets for Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) systems
* Develop WFST and Neural networks-based Text-Normalization and Inverse Text-Normalization
* Process data using internal MLOps tooling to scale model development
* Collaborate with engineers and scientists in data collection and development efforts
* Write clear and concise documents (e.g. analysis reports)
* Native or near-native fluency in a non-English language - German / French / Italian / Portuguese
* Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Python, bash)
* Knowledge of phonetics/phonology and ability to analyze/validate phonetic transcriptions in one or more of the above languages
* Experience with writing grammars and building FST and/or WFST rules
* Excellent written and spoken communication skills
* General background around version control and code review tools like Git, Gerrit.
* Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a proven ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic matrix environment
* Master's in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics (or equivalent field with computational emphasis); alternatively, 2 years of experience in the field.
* Strong personal interest in learning, researching, and creating new technologies related to foreign languages, linguistics, phonetics, phonology and language technology
* Feeling comfortable and motivated when working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.