Research Engineer

THE COMPANY

Through acoustic analysis and muscle dynamics, Speech Graphics’ technology produces accurate, consistent, natural lip sync with remarkable full-face emotional expressions from audio alone. Trusted by AAA game developers and indie game developers alike, our SGX software saves studios significant time, effort and money in realising the highest quality output for their titles, including Halo Infinite, The Last of Us Part II, and Resident Evil 8: Village.

Now, the product suite is expanding to serve a number of enterprise applications in the metaverse using avatars and digital characters, from sales to service to healthcare, under the banner of ‘Rapport’. As the most advanced, and most natural way to interact with an animated AI or character, we continue to disrupt the traditional animation industry. You can find more here: https://rapport.cloud/solutions/gaming/

THE OPPORTUNITY

The new Research Engineer to join our growing Machine Learning team.

You will be expected to research novel solutions to improve and develop Speech Graphics technology as well as implement and maintain those solutions for production. You will be an integral part of the core technology group, collaborating with other machine learning engineers and researchers; data engineers and linguists; software engineers; technical artists; producers and more. Speech Graphics' software converts audio into synchronised facial animation for a wide range of applications from video games to cloud AI systems. Your work will directly enhance the quality and features of our technology, and impact products currently used by millions of people.

The position is an entry level position and reports to the Director of Machine Learning.

The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Research novel solutions to improve and develop Speech Graphics technology.
• Design, train and thoroughly evaluate neural networks models.
• Implement, deploy and maintain solutions in production.
• Present projects and scientific findings to the broader speech science team and CTO in weekly meetings.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications/Requirements:

• M.Sc. in Speech and Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science or another relevant field
• Experience with machine learning and deep neural networks
• Experience with speech technology such as ASR
• Experience with high-level programming languages such as python
• Eagerness to learn new skills and technologies
• Research mindset

Desired Skills:

Please note these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the role

• Experience with a deep learning toolbox, especially PyTorch
• Excellent programming skills
• Experience with software development and low-level programming languages like C/C++
• Industry experience in a relevant field
• Ability to work well in a team and independently

Benefits

This position will join an incredibly talented and diverse workforce as part of a pioneering and visionary technology start-up. In return you can expect:

• 28 days holiday, plus additional time off over the festive period
• Budget towards improving your home set up (we will provide devices and equipment required for you role, this budget can be used to make your home set up more comfortable)
• Optional private healthcare
• Annual Learning and Development budget
• Anonymous health and wellbeing platform
• Flexible/remote working options

Other info:

We are currently working remotely and interviews will take place via Zoom/Video call. We are in the process of securing a new Edinburgh-based office which will be available for use once completed.

Diversity is something we value at Speech Graphics, with 14 different nationalities represented and a third of the positions in our company being held by women.

We value our staff and treat everyone with respect and without discrimination. We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from a diverse and multicultural workforce.

Please note this is a UK based role and applicants will require legal right to work in the UK.