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Research Scientist - Generative Audio

Spotify· Data and Analytics – Music
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New York, NY$133.2k - $190.3kPermanentPosted 3mo ago

About the role

Research Scientists to join Spotify’s Artist-First AI Music Lab, advancing state-of-the-art generative technologies for music and creating new listening experiences that center artists and creatives.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct groundbreaking research in generative audio using diffusion or flow matching models, with a focus on Vocal Synthesis, Post-Training, or Editing.
  • Run large-scale experiments with access to Spotify's infrastructure and audience of 700+ million MAU.
  • Create practical applications that harness generative technologies to push the boundaries of listening experiences.
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts to craft innovative solutions to complex challenges.
  • Have a direct impact on Spotify's products, tools, and services, working on projects that influence the entire organization.
  • Engage with the broader research community by publishing findings, delivering talks, and attending top conferences.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field (industry experience helpful).
  • Experience in generative modeling, machine learning, music information retrieval, speech processing, audio processing, signal processing, probabilistic modeling, computer vision, or related areas.
  • Deep expertise in at least one focus area (vocal/speech synthesis, post-training alignment techniques such as PPO, GRPO, DPO, or audio-to-audio generation and text-guided music editing).
  • Publications at leading conferences (ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, or related venues).
  • Strong coding skills in Python, PyTorch, and NumPy.
  • Creative problem solving and aptitude for turning research ideas into scalable products.
  • Ability to explain complex topics simply and build strong stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Required:Ph.D. in related fieldGenerative modelingVocal/Speech synthesis
Nice to have:Post-training alignment techniques (PPO, GRPO, DPO)

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • six month paid parental leave
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • monthly meal allowance
  • 23 paid days off
  • 13 paid flexible holidays
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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