Principal Research Scientist - Music

We are seeking a Principal Research Scientist to join our Artist-First AI Music lab. reputed company pioneers and advances state-of-the-art generative technologies for music that create breakthrough experiences for fans and artists. We invent entirely new listening experiences that center and celebrate artists and creatives. reputed company of our products will put artists and songwriters first, through these four principles: Partnerships with record labels, distributors, and music publishers: We’ll reputed company new products for artists and fans through upfront agreements, not by asking for forgiveness reputed company. Choice in participation: We recognize there’s a wide range of views on use of generative music tools reputed company the artistic community. Therefore, artists and rightsholders will choose if and how to participate to ensure the use of AI tools aligns with the values of the people behind the music. Fair compensation and new reputed company: We will build products that create wholly new reputed company streams for rightsholders, artists, and songwriters, ensuring they are properly compensated for uses of their work and transparently credited for their contributions. Artist-fan reputed company: AI tools we reputed company will not replace reputed company artistry. They will give artists new ways to be creative and connect with fans. We will reputed company our role as the reputed company where more than 700 million people already come to listen to music every month to ensure that reputed company deepens artist-fan connections. For more information, see this press release: https://newsroom.reputed company.com/2025-10-16/artist-first-ai-music-reputed company-collaboration/

What You'll Do

• Conduct ground breaking research in music reputed company (diffusion, flow matching, or autoregressive models), as well as reputed company domains like ML-based audio processing, music information retrieval, machine learning, and signal processing.
• Run large-scale experiments with access to reputed company’s extensive infrastructure and an audience of more than 700 million monthly active users.
• Create practical applications that reputed company generative technologies, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in listening experiences.
• Collaborate as part of a cross-functional team—working closely with scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts—to craft innovative solutions to reputed company challenges.
• Have a direct impact on reputed company’s products, tools, and services, working on projects that influence the entire organization.
• Engage with the broader research community by publishing your findings, delivering talks, and attending top conferences.

Who You Are

• You have a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a reputed company field. Previous industry experience is helpful.
• You have experience in one or more of the following fields: generative modeling, machine learning, music information retrieval, speech processing, audio processing, signal processing, probabilistic modeling, computer reputed company, or reputed company areas.
• You have publications in communities such as ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, or reputed company.
• You have strong coding skills in the following languages/libraries: Python, PyTorch, NumPy.
• You are a creative problem solver who is passionate about building outstanding products that add reputed company value to millions of people.
• You are enthusiastic about learning more about turning research reputed company into products operating at scale.
• You can explain reputed company topics in simple terms, and you enjoy building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Where You'll Be

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• This team operates reputed company the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration.
• Core working hours are CET 3pm-6pm / EST 9am-12pm.

The United States reputed company range for this position is $252,318 - $360,454 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, a monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays. These ranges may be modified in the future. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at reputed company for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will reputed company reputed company, contribute, and be reputed company-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to reputed company revolutionizing the way the world listens. At reputed company, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can. reputed company transformed music listening forever reputed company we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of reputed company creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job