Sr. TTS Research Engineer

Role Overview

Representative responsibilities/duties will include but not limited to: optimizing core NN algorithms, integrating TTS components, implementing markups, designing and maintaining emb SDK, building automation test and release process, and working as a maintainer on codes from RD engineers.

What You Will Do

Optimize the core NN algorithms to speed up inference and generation, integrate different TTS components into a flexible pipeline, implement markups to control the TTS engine, design, implement and maintain the emb SDK, and build up the automation test and release process.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Native or close to native Japanese is a must have, plus fluent English the working language, 3+ years of hands-on experience in TTS system development, proficiency in C/C++ and Python, and mastery of ML frameworks.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in TTS system development
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python
• Mastery of ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc)
• Basic understanding of autoregressive / non-autoregressive acoustic models and neural vocoders
• Rich experience on software release, version control and branches maintenance
• Experience with ONNX Runtime, TensorRT, or TorchScript, etc
• Experience with zero-shot/one-shot/few-shot voice cloning or emotional TTS systems
• Native or close to native Japanese
• Fluent English

Benefits

• Remote work
• Flexible pipeline
• Automation test and release process
• Zero tolerance for workplace violence
• Basic knowledge of information security and data privacy requirements

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