Research Engineer

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About the Position

Do you want to work at a high-growth company where your impact is seen and rewarded? Are you looking for the autonomy to do your best work? We are seeking a Speech Recognition Engineer to accelerate our pace of R&D. You will report to Joshua Dong.


Responsibilities

  • Develop ASR, NLP, and related systems
  • Work with tools such as finite-state automata, graph search, neural networks, language modelling, and HMMs
  • Work with engineers and scientists to find ways to pursue a research agenda, including choosing impactful research problems and drive long-running projects
  • Own key metrics towards more accurate transcription


Qualifications

  • Have a track record of coming up with new ideas or improving upon existing ideas in machine learning, demonstrated by accomplishments such as first author publications or projects 
  • Be excited about enabling communication through voice and text
  • Proficiency working in an environment with Python, C++, shell scripts, and Linux
  • Happy to work with remote teams as a proactive team member



Life at Rev

Rev is a profitable, growth-stage startup that specializes in meeting the speech-to-text needs of hundreds of thousands of customers annually through its unmatched combination of the world's most accurate speech AI and the world's largest community of freelancers working side-by-side. 

Rev's suite of products includes transcription, captioning, subtitling, as well as a live-captioning app for Zoom video conferencing. Rev also boasts seamless integrations with YouTube and Vimeo, as well as custom APIs for enterprise clients who need novel speech-to-text solutions.

Founded in 2010 by five MIT alumni, Rev has raised millions of dollars in venture capital from top Silicon Valley VCs and experienced exceptionally rapid growth, both internally and externally. Rev was recently named by Forbes as one of America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies and is a destination for the world's foremost engineers and speech scientists.

Our promise is to create great work from home jobs, powered by AI. Our vision is to transcend all barriers of communication. Joining Rev means joining a team of smart, passionate, and friendly people with different backgrounds, shared ideas, and similar goals. Oh, and tons of perks!

  • Get Paid: Be competitively compensated by a well-funded startup. Enjoy full benefits, options, and a 401k.
  • Desk Budget & Office Equipment: Rev will provide you with a new laptop. You will also have a budget to outfit your workspace.
  • Make a Difference: Be measured by your impact, not your effort. Help create real jobs for real people.
  • Work Where You Want: For most roles, be free to stay at home, come to the office, or work from a coffee shop.
  • Have Fun: Plan and participate in events like field day, baseball games, ski trips and happy hours.
  • Stretch Yourself: Learn new skills, talk to customers, drive product improvements, or learn to design. We will push you to your limits.

 

We encourage and celebrate different perspectives regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, age, race, origin, religion, caregiver status, disability, ethnicity, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Multiple points of view fuel our innovation and connect us closer to Revvers, our customers and each other.

Rev is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Rev.com's management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs and general treatment during employment.

*We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

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1717 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX 78703

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