Senior Applied AI Engineer (Audio)

TL;DR

Senior Applied AI Engineer (Audio): Building and tuning state-of-the-art audio deepfake detection models in real-world client environments with an accent on robustness, reliability, and performance under diverse test conditions. Focus on model building, training, benchmarking, and productionization, translating complex model behavior into actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Location: Remote (USA)

Salary: $165K – $195K

Company

hirify.global is a cybersecurity company helping enterprises and governments detect deepfakes and AI-generated media.

What you will do

• Design, build, and optimize ML/DL models for production-scale audio deepfake detection.
• Interface with clients to understand the production environment and scope out model performance criteria.
• Investigate failure cases, build custom evaluation frameworks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive model tuning and iteration for performance under a variety of real-world environments.
• Design and execute structured experimentation roadmaps, centered around client requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deploy robust and scalable models and present technical findings to clients and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, or related field (or equivalent industry experience).
• 2+ years of industry experience building and deploying ML/DL models for AI products.
• Strong programming skills in Python and model ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX).
• Solid understanding of audio processing fundamentals, classification and detection metrics, model robustness and evaluation.
• Proven experience with large-scale training and benchmarking pipelines.
• Prior experience in a client-facing or solutions-oriented AI role is a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthcare plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and partial coverage available for dependents.
• Dental and Vision plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Short/Long-term disability and life insurance plans with 100% premium coverage for employees.
• FSA/HSA and 401k programs.
• 20 days of PTO per year and 12 weeks of Parental Leave.
• Learning and Development budget and monthly wellness benefits.