Research Engineer

Key Skills

C Programming, C++, Effective communication skills, Linux Operating system, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python Programming, PyTorch, Spark Core, Speech Technology, TensorFlow

Job Description

The opportunity

Do you enjoy working on cutting edge NLP for products that people love to use everyday? We are looking for an exceptional NLP Engineer to join our world-class team consisting of Machine Learning veterans with expertise from the biggest players in industry.

Your impact

• Build NLP solutions that help people get unparalleled value from meetings and conversations
• Shape the future of the company by developing new, undiscovered capabilities
• Conduct research using large-scale real-world data to unleash the power of speech
• Collaborate with awesome team members to optimize existing features
• Work with cutting edge technology to reimagine the future of conversations

We're looking for someone who

• Previous experience with large scale data processing, model training and model serving for NLP solutions.
• Experience working on machine learning or deep learning
• Ability to use modern NLP algorithms including transformer models, deep representations, generative models, etc.
• Demonstrated industry experience with deep learning frameworks such as Tensorflow or Pytorch for implementing and optimizing deep learning algorithms.
• Experience with implementation of algorithms and infrastructures using programming code such as Python, C++, etc.
• Comfort working in a Linux command-line environment
• Team player with good communication skills (oral and written)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Speech/Language Processing, Machine Learning or related field and/or equivalent professional experience

Additional nice-to-haves

• Industry NLP experience with summarization, question answering, search, recommendation, etc.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Speech/Language Processing or Machine Learning
• Experience with MapReduce, Spark, or similar frameworks

About Otter.ai

We are in the business of shaping the future of work. Our mission is to make conversations more valuable.

We are growing fast! With over 150 million meeting minutes we also achieved recognition as one of the 2023 Great places to Work and we were included in Business Insider's 10 AI startups that raised the biggest Series A and B list. In addition, Adam Cheyer the cofounder of Siri, Larry Heck the cofounder of Cortana and Greg Holmes, the first head of sales at Zoom, joined us as advisors.

Otter.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly celebrate diversity and are dedicated to inclusivity.

Please note: Otter.ai does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies without a written agreement in place for permanent placements. Any resume or other candidate information submitted outside of established candidate submission guidelines (including through our website or via email to any Otter.ai employee) and without a written agreement otherwise will be deemed to be our sole property, and no fee will be paid should we hire the candidate.

Salary Range: $155,000 to $250,000 USD per year.