Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Speechmatics
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Speechmatics
Cloud-based ASR platform with multilingual transcription
We are hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to contribute to cutting-edge Research & Development. As innovators in speech technology, our mission is to Understand Every Voice - a vision that has propelled us to be world leaders of Voice AI. Fuelled by innovation, inclusivity, and a passion for making a global impact through world-leading Speech AI, we're looking for an experienced Senior Machine Learning Engineer to accelerate our efforts towards exceptional speech solutions.
Our Modelling Team trains diverse models, including large self-supervised ones, supporting Speechmatics towards being the most accurate speech recognition system globally. It also ensures their deployment into production, working with the latest developments in ML, but also with the best engineering practices for software engineering and model serving.
What you’ll be doing:
Work on complex R&D projects, with a diverse group of engineers, to achieve ambitious goals.
Stay current with the latest developments in Machine learning.
Execute high-impact projects to ensure team success.
Work collaboratively across departments and mentor team members (where appropriate).
Who we are looking for:
Demonstrated experience in collaboratively pursuing ambitious R&D agendas.
Precise attention to detail, but is also aware of how the big picture relates to company goals, and where the field of Machine Learning is headed towards.
Understanding of the modern Machine Learning stack, for example:
- Knowledge of contemporary transformer architectures (e.g., GQA, KV-caching) and best practices.
- Experience in distributed training techniques.
- Familiarity with optimisation strategies for model inference (e.g., dynamic batching, flash attention, speculative decoding).
With preferred backgrounds covering some of the following:
- Publications in top-tier conferences.
- Contributions to popular open-source repositories.
- Technical writing skills as evidenced by relevant publications or blogs.
Cloud-based ASR platform with multilingual transcription
Speechmatics provides automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology that converts spoken language into text. It offers a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) with an API, enabling developers and businesses to embed real-time or batch transcription into their apps and workflows. Deployment options include cloud, on-premises, and on-device to support different security needs. The models are trained on millions of hours of unlabeled audio to support many languages, dialects, and accents, including a Global English model that handles major English accents with a single backbone. Distinguishing features include speaker identification, automatic punctuation, translation, and products like Ursa and Flow. The company targets media, contact centers, enterprise communications, and healthcare, and uses a usage-based pricing model with tiers and custom enterprise licensing. Its goal is to make speech-to-text accessible and accurate for diverse voices across industries.
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