Research Scientist - Generative AI Technologies

Spotify
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Job Description

We are seeking a Research Scientist to help shape the future of listening on Spotify. Our team pioneers and advances state-of-the-art generative technologies that enable recommendation and personalization features, customized playback features, and much more. We build products for end-users, for artists, for labels and publishers, for advertisers - projects that cut across all of Spotify. We enhance current offerings and invent entirely new listening experiences that center and celebrate human artists and creatives.

What You'll Do

  • Conduct cutting-edge research in audio generation (diffusion, flow matching, or autoregressive models), as well as related domains like ML-based audio processing, audio information retrieval, machine learning, and signal processing.
  • Run large-scale experiments with access to Spotify’s extensive infrastructure and an audience of more than 600 million monthly active users.
  • Create practical applications that harness generative technologies, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in listening experiences.
  • Collaborate as part of an autonomous, cross-functional team—working closely with scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts—to craft innovative solutions to complex challenges.
  • Have a direct impact on Spotify’s products, tools, and services, working on projects that influence the entire organization.
  • Engage with the broader research community by publishing your findings, delivering talks, and attending top conferences.

Who You Are

  • You have a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. Previous industry experience is helpful.
  • You have experience in one or more of the following fields: generative modeling, machine learning, music information retrieval, speech processing, audio processing, signal processing, probabilistic modeling, computer vision, or related areas.
  • You have publications in communities such as ICASSP, ISMIR, Interspeech, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, or related.
  • You have strong coding skills in the following languages/libraries: Python, NumPy, PyTorch / Tensorflow.
  • You are a creative problem solver who is passionate about building outstanding products that add real value to millions of people.
  • You are enthusiastic about learning more about turning research ideas into products operating at scale.
  • You can explain complex topics in simple terms, and you enjoy building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Where You'll Be

  • We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, you can be within the Europe region as long as we have a work location.
  • This team operates within the Central Europe time zone for collaboration.

Company Info.

Spotify

Spotify is a popular digital music streaming platform that was launched in 2008. It provides users with access to a vast library of music from various genres and artists around the world. Initially, Spotify started as a desktop application but has since expanded to include mobile and web-based versions as well. Key features of Spotify include: Music Catalog, Personalized Recommendations, Social Integration, Podcasts and Audio Content and Offline

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    Media,Entertainment
  • No. of Employees
    8,391
  • Location
    New York, NY, USA
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