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Staff AI Research Engineer

Duolingo New York, NY staff full-time

Salary

$220,800-$331,200 USD per year

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Description

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.

At Duolingo, you'll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced AI Research Engineer to join our Speech team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record as an AI research engineer, with experience across various machine learning techniques, and a particular focus on speech modeling: ASR, TTS, speech-to-speech models, audio tokenization, and more.

You will...

  • 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.

You have...

  • Proven experience as an AI research engineer, for example, in speech recognition, TTS, LLMs, or related fields.
  • Strong background in training and fine-tuning large models in an applied setting.
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a focus on machine learning or artificial intelligence, or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage and inspire a team.
  • Deep understanding of machine learning concepts, frameworks, and best practices.

The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons.

Salary Range: $220,800-$331,200 USD

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