Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we are building the future of the cloud for enterprises, leveraging a diverse and innovative team of scientists and engineers. The OCI Speech Science team is dedicated to advancing AI-powered speech technologies, including state-of-the-art Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Text-To-Speech (TTS), Speech-To-Speech (S2S) translation, and conversational AI solutions. Our mission is to deliver robust, secure, and scalable speech and language services tailored to enterprise use cases worldwide.

As part of the OCI Generative AI Science team, you will collaborate closely with applied scientists, engineers, and product managers to architect, develop, and deploy industry-leading speech solutions on OCI. You will play a pivotal role in shaping OCI's strategy for Speech AI by building and deploying enterprise-grade services that delight customers while ensuring their data remains secure and private.

We are seeking an exceptional applied scientist to drive research and innovation in the areas of ASR, TTS, S2S translation, and conversational AI. As a Senior Principal Applied Scientist, you will contribute to the research, development, and deployment of advanced AI models, working at scale to support real-world applications across industries.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Research and Development: Lead cutting-edge research and development efforts in ASR, TTS, S2S translation, and conversational AI. Evaluate model architectures, data sources, and algorithms to advance speech technologies.

• Model Development: Architect, train, and fine-tune large-scale deep learning models for speech recognition, synthesis, and translation components. Deliver state-of-the-art performance and reliability for enterprise customers.

• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of scientists and engineers, fostering an inclusive and innovative team environment that encourages creative solutions in speech and language processing.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work in partnership with software engineers, product managers, and UX teams to integrate ASR, TTS, S2S, and conversational AI capabilities into OCI's cloud-native products and services.

• Customer-Centric Solutions: Understand enterprise requirements and deliver speech and conversation AI solutions that address diverse and complex use cases, ensuring the highest levels of quality and trust.

• Technology Evangelism: Identify and champion new opportunities for voice and speech AI across Oracle's product portfolio. Advocate for the best practices in responsible AI and data security.

• Continuous Learning: Stay ahead of industry trends, research breakthroughs, and advancements in AI/ML methodologies relevant to speech and conversational AI.

Qualifications & Experience

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Linguistics, or a related field, with a dissertation, thesis, or final project centered on machine learning or deep learning and 10+ years of relevant experience.

• Alternatively, a Master's degree in any of the above fields, with 12+ years of relevant experience.

• Strong publication record, including as a lead author in top-tier conferences or journals.

• Extensive experience in ASR, TTS, S2S translation, conversational AI, NLP, and deep learning.

• Proven track record of leading research and development projects.

• Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms and architectures.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong leadership and communication abilities.

If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of speech applications and have a proven track record of success, we encourage you to apply.

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $139,400 to $291,800 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC5

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