About the job
The CoreAI Speech Group brings together talents in the areas of signal processing, speech modeling, statistical modeling and deep learning to develop and deliver robust, natural and scalable speech technologies, across a rich set of scenarios and languages. As a technology team in the Speech Group, we industrialized deep learning speech technologies and contributed key innovations to the speech community. We work on all kinds of end-to-end speech technologies, targeting the most challenging problems by inventing new algorithms. To that end, we welcome a Principal Software Engineer to drive state-of-the-art speech modeling technologies, which impact millions of users.
Responsibilities
Drive large scale production model training framework development to support latest technologies and improve throughput.
Drive model inference optimization and system integration to reduce cost and latency.
Collaborate with runtime engineering team and modeling team to improve agility and productivity.
Qualifications
Minimum
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred
5+ year(s) experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping. 5+ year(s) experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team. 3+ years’ experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings). Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR equivalent experience.