Senior AI Researcher for Automotive Voice Assistants

2 weeks ago

Pune, Maharashtra, India Cerence Inc. Full time

Cerence Inc.: A Global Leader in AI for Transportation

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Senior Research Engineer to join our dynamic team.

The ideal candidate will have a robust background in developing and implementing ASR models specifically for automotive voice assistants.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Transitioning AI models from research to product-grade and integrating them into observable services optimized for GPUs, specifically for Text-to-Speech (TTS) applications.
  • Develop GPU-accelerated versions of advanced speech AI algorithms like TTS, voice style transfer, and neural network-based vocoders, etc.
  • Identify and address performance bottlenecks, applying optimization techniques to enhance efficiency.
  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to introduce new product features and enhance existing products.

Required qualifications include:

  • Masters or Bachelors (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, computer architecture, or related field.
  • 3+ years of experience with knowledge of GPU programming such as CUDA or OpenCL.
  • Excellent Python programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design.
  • Experience with inference Services and productization of AI Models.
  • Excellent debugging abilities spanning multiple software (storage systems, kernels, and containers). Familiarity with version control and code review tools.
  • Background with container technologies such as Docker (Preferred).
  • Background with AI models for Speech Recognition, speech synthesis, Speech Translation, Machine Translation, TTS (Preferred).
  • Experience with Nvidia frameworks and tools for performance measurement and optimization (Preferred).

We offer a generous compensation and benefits package, including annual bonus opportunities, paid time off, paid holidays, company contributions to the RRSP, equity awards for certain positions and levels, and remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position.

Cerence Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information, and other protected classifications.

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