24 hours ago
Base Salary
$138k - $275k/yr
Responsibilities
- Research, design, and develop machine-learning models for audio deepfake and synthetic speech detection.
- Design training datasets, evaluation frameworks, and experimental pipelines for audio AI models.
- Improve model accuracy and robustness across diverse speakers, languages, devices, codecs, and acoustic environments.
- Analyze model failures and engineer reliable solutions for real-world deployment.
- Translate research prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems.
- Collaborate with research, engineering, product, and security teams to align priorities and ship impactful work.
- Track and apply developments in speech AI, generative audio, voice cloning, and deepfake detection.
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Speech/Audio Processing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Research or industry experience in audio deepfake detection, synthetic speech detection, anti-spoofing, or speaker recognition.
- Strong knowledge of speech and audio signal processing, with large-scale or multilingual audio dataset familiarity preferred.
- Deep understanding of machine learning, deep learning, model evaluation, and experimental design.
- Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Ability to conduct independent research and translate findings into practical, scalable solutions.
- Experience with generative audio, voice cloning, adversarial machine learning, production ML deployment and optimization, and publications in recognized speech, audio, AI, or machine-learning venues are preferred.
- Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Benefits support physical, mental, emotional, and financial health, work-life balance, and community participation.
- This is an in-person position requiring five days per week at Zoom’s San Jose, California office; remote and hybrid arrangements are unavailable.
- The anticipated position close date is October 21, 2026.
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About Zoom
Zoom builds a cloud platform for video meetings, team chat, webinars, phone, rooms, and contact center used by businesses, schools, and public-sector organizations. It sells these collaboration and communications services as SaaS subscriptions with add-ons for events, telephony, and enterprise features, and offers developer APIs/SDKs. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Zoom Video Communications is a public company traded on Nasdaq.