We are hiring a Machine Learning Team Lead to lead a team of driven ML engineers working on translating cutting‑edge research into ambitious, customer‑centric speech solutions.
As innovators in speech technology, our mission is to Understand Every Voice — a vision that has propelled us to be world leaders of Speech AI. Fuelled by innovation, inclusivity, and a passion for making a global impact through world‑leading Speech AI, we’re looking for an experienced Machine Learning Team Lead to accelerate our efforts towards exceptional speech solutions.
Our Modelling Team builds and trains a broad spectrum of models, including large self‑supervised architectures, advancing Speechmatics’ mission to provide the most accurate speech recognition technology worldwide. It also ensures their deployment into production, working with the latest developments in ML, but also with the best practices for software engineering and model serving.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead, mentor, and grow a world‑class team of ML engineers through coaching and professional development
* Provide technical oversight and guidance for end‑to‑end ML development, ensuring solutions are robust and scalable
* Guide the adoption of best practices in software engineering
* Plan work, allocate resources and collaborate cross‑functionally to align initiatives with business objectives and bring solutions to production
* Drive the technical work for the ML team to deliver high‑quality technical solutions that achieve ambitious strategic goals
Who We Are Looking For
* Demonstrable experience in guiding and mentoring ML engineers
* Adept at prioritizing work by impact, feasibility, and time‑to‑value, with clear success metrics
* Strong understanding of the modern Machine Learning stack, for example: Knowledge of contemporary transformer architectures, related concepts (e.g. GQA, KV‑caching) and best practices
* Expertise in distributed training techniques
* Familiarity with optimisation strategies for model inference (e.g. dynamic batching, flash attention, speculative decoding)
* Proven track record of developing and deploying models at scale
* Proficiency in Python, ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), and experience with cloud platforms
* Strong familiarity with software engineering practices and ML testing frameworks
We encourage you to apply even if you do not feel you match all of the requirements exactly. The list of requirements is intended to show the kinds of experience and qualities we’re looking for, but it is not exhaustive. If you are interested in the role, the team, and our mission, we would love to consider your application. We are always open to conversations and look forward to hearing from you.
Who We Are
Speechmatics is the leading expert in Speech Intelligence, and uses AI and Machine Learning to unlock business value in human speech worldwide. We work with an amazing mix of global companies, and our technology can integrate into our customers’ stack irrespective of their industry or use case – making it the go‑to solution to harness useful information from speech.
What We Can Offer You
We offer incredibly flexible working, regular company lunches, and birthday celebrations. But that’s not all. We’ve spoken to our teams to find out what they want. From Private Medical, and Dental for you and your family, through to global working opportunities, a generous holiday allowance and pension/401K matching, we want to make sure our employees and their families are looked after. Every employee will receive a working from home allowance for tech or home office equipment (on top of your choice of laptop and accessories of course). Our approach to parental leave is designed to support employees globally. While this varies by geo, we have support in place for parents (including adoption assistance and reproductive health services) to ensure they have the time and financial resources needed to care for their growing families.
At Speechmatics, our mission is simple: Understand Every Voice out there.
We’re building a place where every voice not only gets heard but is also respected and valued.
We rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing personal information under the GDPR for purposes of recruitment and applications for employment.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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