🚀 Launch Your ML Career with Speechmatics

Speechmatics has a long history of training smart graduates into world-class ML and Software Engineers.
Time and time again, we've helped aspiring scientists accelerate their careers—without needing a PhD.

🧠 What We Do

At Speechmatics:

We train billion-parameter neural networks to understand audio, language, and human communication.
We process hundreds of terabytes of data, solving complex and exciting challenges.
We win customers from Google, Amazon, and Microsoft by selling the world’s most accurate speech recognition.
Our mission: Understand every voice, regardless of language, accent, or background.
We are actively researching methods to mitigate AI bias.

🛠️ What You’ll Get to Do

We offer hands-on experience in:

Writing production ML pipelines
Training neural networks in PyTorch
Adding to your academic CV – (we’ve published at NeurIPS!)

Our research focus is on large-scale self-supervised learning, but we’re also exploring:

Reinforcement learning
Scalable data processing
Analytics

🔬 Example Projects

You could work on:

Developing a new product (e.g., Speaker ID) – from model training to production deployment.
Boosting speech recognition accuracy on difficult audio.
Writing data preprocessing pipelines to handle trillions of words across thousands of cores.
Scaling self-supervised learning models across hundreds of GPUs in the cloud.
Presenting a journal club, or writing a blog post.
Collaborating with research orgs on bias in AI.

👥 You’ll Fit Right In If You…

Want to learn about foundational speech tech
Love collaborative, ambitious teams
Like to move fast and keep things simple
Have a growth mindset and enjoy self-development
Are excited by solving challenging problems
Aren’t afraid to dive into unfamiliar codebases

📚 What You Bring

Some of the experience we’re looking for:

Currently studying for a STEM degree
Proficiency in Python
(Bonus: experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or HPC clusters)
Familiarity with tools for large-scale data pipelines or model training
(e.g., MapReduce, Slurm, etc.)
A portfolio of 1–2 ML/software projects outside your coursework

💼 Working at Speechmatics

We are:

The leading expert in Speech Intelligence – using AI and ML to unlock business value from speech worldwide.

You’ll work with:

Global companies across industries
Smart minds on cutting-edge projects
A culture that puts people first

We invest in:

Your growth through training and support
Balance with “Focus Fridays” and “Together Tuesdays”
A hybrid model: 2–3 in-office days per week

🎁 What We Offer

You’ll get:

Career paths from internships to senior roles
Flexible working, regular lunches, birthday celebrations
Private medical & dental (for you and family)
Global working opportunities
Generous holiday & 401K/pension matching
Home office tech allowance
Parental leave, adoption, and reproductive health support

🌍 Our Commitment to Diversity

At Speechmatics, "Understand Every Voice" isn’t just our tech mission—it’s our culture.

We actively welcome diversity in:

Gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation
Religion, belief, identity or expression
National origin, veteran status, pregnancy, maternity

Every unique voice helps us create smarter solutions and a better workplace.

🔗 Learn More

Visit our website or follow us on
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🔒 A Note on Data Privacy

We rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing personal information under the GDPR for recruitment purposes.

📢 Ready to Apply?

Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we’d love to hear from you.
Curiosity, potential, and alignment with our mission matter more than a perfect fit.

🧭 Summary

Who we are: Speech Intelligence leaders beating Big Tech on accuracy.
What we offer: Real-world ML work, published research, and rapid growth.
Who we hire: Curious minds with Python skills and a hunger to learn.
Why join us: Culture, innovation, diversity, and purpose.

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