# Research Scientist - Generative Audio at Spotify

- Company: Spotify
- What the company does: Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and Norwest.
- Company website: http://www.spotify.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $133K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/spotify/0eebb462-b5a2-4e3a-b830-d8ef7505b014
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spotify-research-scientist-generative-audio/

## About the role

Conduct groundbreaking research in generative audio using diffusion or flow matching models, with a focus on one or more of the following areas: Vocal Synthesis — Research in vocal and speech synthesis, along with related areas such as ML-based audio processing and signal processing.

## What they're looking for

- You have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. Previous industry experience is helpful
- You have publications at leading conferences such as ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, or related venues
- You have strong coding skills in Python, PyTorch, and NumPy
- You are a creative problem solver who is passionate about building outstanding products that add real value to millions of people
- You are enthusiastic about turning research ideas into products operating at scale
- You can explain complex topics in simple terms, and you enjoy building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders

Tags: Music