Hiring: Research Scientist - Audio Company: Stealth Startup Location: San Francisco Bay Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 12:44:47 Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Deep Learning, LLM, Machine Learning, PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning About the job Required Skills: •This is a research-driven, high-impact opportunity for machine learning researchers passionate about advancing real-time AI. •As a Founding Machine Learning Research Engineer •, you'll explore state-of-the-art approaches across large language models (LLMs), speech models, and multimodal AI to build human-like voice agents capable of operating in complex real-world environments. •You'll design new evaluation methodologies, prototype innovative systems, and improve reasoning, latency, and conversational intelligence. Your research will directly influence production systems, bridging cutting-edge machine learning research with large-scale deployment. •If you enjoy solving open-ended ML challenges, experimenting rapidly, and building AI systems used by thousands of customers, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of conversational AI. •Research and develop novel techniques across LLMs, speech models, and multimodal AI. •Improve reasoning capabilities, response latency, conversational quality, and system robustness. •Explore new training paradigms, architectures, and inference techniques. Qualifications: •Comprehensive expertise in modern machine learning architectures and algorithms. •Excellent mathematical foundation in machine learning and deep learning. •Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field required. •PhD preferred, or equivalent research-level industry experience. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!