Position: Junior Speech Researcher/Engineer
Company: Verbit
Experience required: 1y
English level: intermediate

What Makes Verbit Unique? 

Verbit’s 450 individuals share a vision of making all video and audio content accessible to everyone. Verbit’s in-house, AI-based solutions take live and recorded audio and video to the next level with the support of 22,000 human professional transcribers. Our captioning, transcription, translation and audio description are trusted by leading universities, corporations, legal agencies and media entities to make their content accessible, engaging and interactive! 

Verbitizers are actively making the world more equitable for individuals with disabilities every day. After achieving the milestone of becoming a “unicorn company” and showcasing 6x revenue growth year over year, we are humbled and still fascinated by this ride. You too can join our journey toward accessibility and the reinvention of industry practices. Join our offices in New York, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and Kyiv to take advantage of flexible remote work opportunities and work with amazing people.

 Do You Have Verbitzer DNA?

Verbitizers have the initiative to bring goals and dreams to fruition with a can-do attitude and the motivation of true go-getters. 

We’re a group of:

- Tech-savvy individuals who are always open to more growth and learning opportunities
- Adaptable and flexible people who thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment
- Creative minds who rethink and question how to outperform past results
- Effective communicators who can promote and represent Verbit’s tech and brand

If this sounds like you, keep reading.

We are currently looking for a Junior Speech Researcher/Engineer to join our Speech research team in Kyiv office.

In this role you will be working on various ASR related tasks such as data preparation and management, ASR model evaluation, and training different parts of the ASR system. 

The Ideal Candidate:

- Experienced working on ASR
- Familiar with Cloud Computing
- Familiar with Machine Learning and Deep Learning
- Experienced with algorithmic work
- Basic knowledge of SQL
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a similar profession  
- Hands on experience with Python
- Comfort with working in Linux terminals and Linux environment
- Team player with good communication skills (oral and written)