Lead Machine Learning Engineer

New York 23 months agoFull-time External
Negotiable
HIR ING Job Skills TensorFlow, TensorFlow, BI/BA Description Machine Learning Engineer for Audio Processing We seek a Lead Machine Learning Engineer responsible for developing and optimizing Machine Learning Models along with technical work including audio data processing, pre-processing, and feature extraction. The candidate will experiment with advanced Deep Learning techniques for Speech Recognition and Audio processing in collaboration with Data Scientists and Data Engineers. Key Skills • Strong background in various ML algorithms and proficiency in Machine Learning and Deep Learning models, particularly those applicable to audio analysis like CNNs, RNNs, and LSTMs. • Strong foundation in Signal Processing including the understanding of audio signal spectrograms and its characteristics like sampling, frequency, and amplitude. • Ability to pre-process audio data to remove noise, normalize, perform cleaning steps, and extract and select relevant features such as MFCCs, Zero Crossing Rate, and Spectral Centroid, among others. • Familiarity with audio formats and codecs. • Excellent Python skills, given its prevalence in Data Science and ML (best practices in OOP, libraries, data analysis, file handling, debugging, etc.). • Responsive to feedback and adjustments. • Slack/Jira/Google Docs/Git. • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. • Leadership skills to guide the team through the project’s lifecycle to ensure the delivery. Experience • 8+ years of total IT experience. • 3+ years of experience developing ML/DL models • Proven experience with Deep Learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch • Experience using Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn • Expertise using Audio Processing tools and libraries including LibROSA, PyAudio, Wav2Vec, AudioKit, etc. for audio analysis, manipulation, and feature extraction. • Experience working in Agile environments. Background • BSCS, BSEE, or equivalent • AI/ML Specialization Nice to have • Experience with MLOps tools and practices. • NLP techniques related to Speech-to-Text, processing, and understanding speech. • Understanding of Pretrained Models on Large Audio Datasets. • Familiarity with the HuggingFace Hubs • Design of experiments or track record of research activities. • Experience in Educational Technology