Staff Research Scientist - Music

3 hours, 3 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Data Science and Analytics
Spotify

Spotify

Spotify is a leading global audio streaming service empowering artists and inspiring fans worldwide with over 70 million tracks. It has 365 million users, including 165 million subscribers, across 178 markets.

Media
Founded 2006

Description

  • Conduct research in music generation using diffusion, flow matching, autoregressive models, and related machine learning approaches.
  • Work on adjacent areas including ML-based audio processing, music information retrieval, signal processing, and probabilistic modeling.
  • Run large-scale experiments using Spotify’s infrastructure and reach.
  • Develop practical applications that use generative technologies to improve listening experiences.
  • Collaborate with scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts on cross-functional projects.
  • Contribute research that has impact across Spotify’s products, tools, and services.
  • Publish findings, give talks, and participate in top research conferences.
  • Translate research ideas into scalable product applications.
  • Communicate complex technical topics clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Industry experience is helpful.
  • Experience in one or more of: generative modeling, machine learning, music information retrieval, speech processing, audio processing, signal processing, probabilistic modeling, computer vision, or related areas.
  • Publications in venues such as ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, or ICCV, or related conferences.
  • Strong coding skills in Python, PyTorch, and NumPy.
  • Ability to explain complex topics in simple terms.
  • Passion for building products that create value for millions of people.
  • Interest in learning how to turn research ideas into products at scale.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Willingness to work within the North America region and collaborate during Eastern Standard Time core hours.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $203,795 to $291,136 plus equity.
  • Health insurance.
  • Six months of paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Monthly meal allowance.
  • 23 paid days off.
  • 13 paid flexible holidays.
  • Flexible work location within the North America region.

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