Role overview
As a Research Scientist at Phonic, you'll drive original research that pushes the boundary of what's possible in voice AI. You'll own research directions end-to-end - from identifying the right problems to designing experiments, developing novel methods, and seeing results through to production impact. Your work will directly shape the models at the core of Phonic's product.
You'll be working alongside a team of world-class researchers and engineers who move fast and hold a high bar. This isn't a role focused on incremental improvements, we're looking for someone with the taste to identify what matters, the rigor to pursue it correctly, and the drive to ship it. You'll be fully in-person in our SF office.
What we're looking for
- Publications at top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, Interspeech, ICASSP, ACL, etc.)
- Experience with generative modeling, diffusion, flow matching, codec-based audio, or autoregressive models
- Familiarity with RLHF or preference optimization
- You are a former founder
- Top-tier compensation: in order to get the best talent, we provide salary and equity that recognize your skillset
- Meals: free breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided in the office
- Healthcare: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision
- We have regular off-sites and team celebrations
- 401(k) – Let us help you plan for the future. We’ve got you covered.
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