Research Scientist - Generative Audio

Spotify
New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 133,194 - 190,278 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Creative problem-solving","Collaboration","Communication"]

Conduct cutting-edge research in generative audio for artist-first listening experiences, focusing on vocal/speech synthesis, post-training alignment for music generation, and iterative audio editing. Run large-scale experiments using Spotify infrastructure and a massive user base, and turn research ideas into practical, scalable applications. Collaborate with scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts, and share results through publications and conference talks.

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Research Scientist - Generative Audio

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Job Summary

Conduct cutting-edge research in generative audio for artist-first listening experiences, focusing on vocal/speech synthesis, post-training alignment for music generation, and iterative audio editing. Run large-scale experiments using Spotify infrastructure and a massive user base, and turn research ideas into practical, scalable applications. Collaborate with scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts, and share results through publications and conference talks.
Location: New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct research in generative audio using diffusion or flow matching models across vocal synthesis, post-training, and editing for music generation.
  • •Run large-scale experiments using Spotify infrastructure and support systems for a 700M+ monthly active user audience.
  • •Develop practical applications that leverage generative technologies to expand listening experiences.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to craft solutions to complex research and product challenges.
  • •Publish findings, deliver talks, and participate in top conferences within the research community.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 133,194 - 190,278 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kMeal AllowancePaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
  • •Experience in one or more areas such as generative modeling, machine learning, music information retrieval, speech/audio processing, signal processing, probabilistic modeling, or computer vision.
  • •Deep expertise in at least one focus area: vocal/speech synthesis, post-training alignment (e.g., PPO, GRPO, DPO), or audio-to-audio/text-guided music editing.
  • •Publications at leading venues such as ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, or ICCV.
  • •Strong coding skills in Python, PyTorch, and NumPy.
Experience:Generative audioMachine learningMusic information retrievalSpeech processingAudio processingSignal processing
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:Creative problem-solvingCollaborationCommunication
Tech Stack:Generative audioDiffusion modelsFlow matchingVocal synthesisSpeech synthesisMusic generationPost-trainingPreference alignmentDPORLHFKTOPPOGRPOReward modelsReinforcement learningAudio-to-audio generationText-guided music editingStem replacementPythonPyTorch

Company Brief

Spotify
Provides a music, podcast and audio streaming service offering on-demand access to millions of tracks and podcasts, personalized recommendations, and advertising and subscription-based tiers for listeners and creators worldwide.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Founded: 2006
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